§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many special advisers are employed by each Government Department, including the Prime Minister's Office; and how many there were in 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 and 1998–99. [97766]
§ Marjorie MowlamFor the numbers of Special Advisers currently in post, I refer the hon. Member to my answer to his question 98192.
827WThe information requested for earlier years is as follows:
Year Number of Advisers 1995–96 38 1996–97 38 1997–98 70 1998–99 72
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will list the special advisers currently employed by each Government Department, including the Prime Minister's Office, and their previous employment. [98192]
§ Marjorie MowlamFor details of the Special Advisers employed in the Prime Minister's Office, I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided to the hon. Member for Truro and St. Austell (Mr. Taylor) on 25 June 1999,Official Report, columns 478–80. Since then, he has appointed Bob Bartram, Ed Richards and Catherine Rimmer. Special Advisers appointed by me and other Cabinet colleagues are as follows:
828W
Department Special Advisers Chief Whip Ian McKenzie Sue Jackson Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Kieran Simpson Jack Thurston Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Andy Burnham Secretary of State for Defence Alasdair McGowan Secretary of State for Education and Employment1 Conor Ryan Sophie Linden4 Tom Engel4 Nick Pearce Deputy Prime Minister Joe Irvin Paul Hackett4 Joan Hammell Adrian Long Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Clark Andrew Hood Secretary of State for Health Simon Stevens Darren Murphy Secretary of State for the Home Department Ed Owen Justin Russell Lord Chancellor Garry Hart Secretary of State for International Development David Mepham Dee Sullivan Leader of the House of Lords and Minister for Women Clare Cozens Jo Gibbons Minister for the Cabinet Office2 Nigel Warner Andrew Lappin
Department Special Advisers President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons Sheila Watson Nicci Russell Secretary of State for Scotland Richard Olszewski Michael Elrick Prof. Mike Donnelly5 Secretary of State for Social Security Andrew Maugham Elsbeth Johnson President of the Board of Trade Dan Corry Jo Moore4 Chancellor of the Exchequer3 Ed Balls6 Ian Austin Chief Secretary Spencer Livermore Ed Miliband Secretary of State for Wales Professor Hywel Francis 1 In addition, Professor Michael Barber has been appointed as the Standards and Effectiveness Adviser to the Secretary of State for Education and Employment. 2 In addition, the Minister for the Cabinet Office has appointed Keith Hellawell as the UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator and Michael Trace as the Deputy UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator on special adviser terms. 3 In addition, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has appointed Chris Wales, Paul Gregg and Shriti Vadera as Members of the Council of Economic Advisers. 4 Part-time. 5 Part-time and unpaid. 6 Chief Economic Adviser. Details about an individual's previous employment are confidential in order to protect the privacy of the individuals concerned.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what is the total cost of special advisers currently employed by each Government department and by the Prime Minister's Office; and what was the total cost for each year from 1995–96 to 1998–99. [97606]
§ Marjorie MowlamThe costs of Special Advisers within each department are confidential in order to protect the privacy of the individuals concerned.
The estimated cost in 1999–2000 of Special Advisers in No.10 is £1.5m. The estimated cost of departmental Advisers is £2.4m.
The total costs of Special Advisers in the years requested are as follows:
- 1995–96 £1.5m
- 1996–97 £1.8m
- 1997–98 £2.6m
- 1998–99 £3.5m