§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many special advisers were on his Department's pay roll in each of the past three years; and what the cost to public funds was. [134643]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThere have been two special advisers on the Home Office payroll in the three financial years since the 1997 General Election. The annual cost to the Department in each of those years was:
£ 1997–981 108,065 1998–99 108,933 1999–2000 114,704 1From 6 May 1997
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