§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the names of the unpaid advisers appointed by him and his predecessor since June 1997, stating in each case(a)the date of their appointment, (b)the duration of their appointment and (c)the project or projects on which they have been engaged. [43376]
§ Mr. Bradshaw[holding answer 25 March. 2002]:Dr. David Mathieson was appointed in line with the requirements of paragraph 51 of the Ministerial Code as 63W unpaid adviser to the then Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, from May 1997 to June 2001. He was an adviser with special responsibilities for media matters involving party political matters. The current Foreign Secretary has appointed no unpaid adviser.