§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Truro (Mr. Taylor), of 28 July 2000,Official Report, column 970W, if he will list the salary bands for 2000–01 for each paid special adviser, indicating the total cost to each Government department of the employment of paid special advisers in 2000–01; and if he will make a statement. [136435]
§ Marjorie MowlamI have been asked to reply.
Details of individual Special Adviser salaries and costs for Special Advisers within individual departments are not given, in order to protect the privacy of the individual concerned.
The Special Adviser pay bands for 2000–01 are as follows:
- A: £27,503 to £47,602
- B: £42,312 to £63,649
- C: £57,122 to £80,453.