HC Deb 14 February 2001 vol 363 cc189-90W
20. Mr. Evans

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what guidance she has issued to Government Departments relating to the duties of special advisers and press officers. [148789]

Marjorie Mowlam

The duties of special advisers are set out in the "Model Contract for Special Advisers". The duties of Government press officers are set out in "Guidance on the work of the Government Information Service" and "The GICS Handbook".

Copies of these documents are in the Library of the House.

22. Dr. Julian Lewis

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what criteria determine the number of special advisers Government Departments may appoint. [148791]

Marjorie Mowlam

The Government's response to the Sixth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, published in July 2000 (Cm 4807), sets out the Government's policy on the appointment of special advisers.

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