§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Prime Minister what has been the total salary bill, including on-costs, of special advisers employed at 10 Downing street for each year since 1 May 1997. [99137]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 23 November 1999]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Mr. Hawkins) on 21 January 1998, Official Report, columns 567W–68W and to the hon. Member for Mid-Bedfordshire (Mr. Sayeed) on 15 June 1998, Official Report, columns 5W–6W and that my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office gave to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) on 11 November 1999, Official Report, column 828W.