§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many special advisers are employed by(a) her and (b) the Minister of State; and what the total annual cost was of these advisers for each Minister. [154253]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 19 March 2001]I have two special advisers and the Minister of State has none. As both advisers joined only in February 2001 no annual cost is yet available.