Special Advisers (Hansard, 14 March 2001)

HC Deb 14 March 2001 vol 364 c648W 648W

§ Mr. Lansley
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will make a statement on the increase in the number of special advisers in Government Departments since 1997. [153405]

§ Mr. Ian McCartney
The Government's response to the sixth report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, published in July 2000, sets out the position on the appointment of special advisers.