§ Lord Actonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the increases to the Special Adviser pay bands for 1999–2000; and how many advisers are in each pay band by department. [HL3470]
§ The Minister of State, Cabinet Office, (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)The minima and maxima of the Special Adviser pay bands have each been increased by 2.8 per cent. with effect from 1 April 1999, the same increase as for the Senior Civil Service pay bands. The three pay bands are now:
- Band A—£26,728 to £46,260
- Band B—£41,120 to £61,680
- Band C—£55,512 to £78,186
The number of Special Advisers in each pay band is as follows:
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Department Number in Bands A B C No. 101 3 10 7 Agriculture, Fisheries & Food 1 Cabinet Office2 2 1 Chief Whip's Office 2 Culture, Media & Sport 1 1 Defence 1 1 Education & Employment3, 4 2 1 Environment, Transport & the Regions5 3 1 Foreign & Commonwealth Office 2 Health 1 1 Home Office 2 International Development 2 Leader of the House of Lords 2 Lord Chancellor's Department 1 Northern Ireland Office 2
Department Number in Bands A B C President of the Council 1 1 Scottish Office6 1 Social Security 1 1 Trade & Industry 2 HM Treasury7, 8 1 1 1 Welsh Office 2 Total 15 33 14 1 Plus Jonathan Powell and Alastair Campbell, who are paid outside the band structure, and Iain Anderson, who is an unpaid adviser. 2 Plus Keith Hellawell, UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator, who is paid outside the band structure. 3 Plus Michael Barber, the Standards and Effectiveness Adviser. 4 Includes two part-time posts; one additional adviser has been appointed at a salary to be determined. 5 Includes two part-time posts. 6 One additional adviser has been appointed at a salary to be determined. 7 Plus the three members of the Council of Economic Advisers (two in Band C and one in Band B; one of them part-time). 8 One additional adviser has been appointed at a salary to be determined.