§ Peter BottomleyTo ask the Prime Minister if he will publish a list of(a) advisers, (b) agencies and (c) task forces (i) based in and (ii) administratively linked to his office. [7153]
§ The Prime MinisterAt 15 October, I had agreed to the appointment of the following special advisers:
- Andrew Adonis
- Phil Bassett
- David Bradshaw
- Alastair Campbell
- Hilary Coffman
- Patrick Diamond
- Kate Garvey
- Anji Hunter
- Sarah Hunter
- Peter Hyman
- Katie Kay
- Roger Liddle
- Liz Lloyd
- Alasdair McGowan
- Chris McShane
- Fiona Millar
- Joanna Nadin
- Geoffrey Norris
- Carey Oppenheim
- Jonathan Powell
- Ed Richards
- Catherine Rimmer
- Justin Russell
- Derek Scott
- Carl Shoben
- Simon Stevens.
In addition, I announced last week the appointment of independent advisers to work with the new Forward Strategy Unit (FSU). These roles are unpaid. Those appointed are:
314WArnab Banerji—Chief Investment Office of F&C Management Ltd.;Nick Lovegrove—Partner at McKinsey's;Penny Hughes—formerly President of Coca Cola Great Britain and Ireland, currently non-executive director of Vodafone plc and Trinity Mirror plc;Adair Turner—Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch.Lord Birt, my unpaid strategy adviser, will have an overarching role on a number of projects supported by the FSU.
For details of other appointments and non-departmental public bodies linked to my office, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the Cabinet Office Departmental Report 2001 (www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/2001/co report), a copy of which is in the Library of the House. An up-to-date list of task forces, review groups and other ad hoc advisory groups will be published soon by the Cabinet Office.
§ Andrew MackinlayTo ask the Prime Minister for what reason salaries of Ministers special advisers are confidential. [10221]
§ The Prime MinisterDetails of individual special advisers' salaries are not published in order to protect the privacy of the individual concerned.