§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the cost of the paybill for special advisers in 2003–03, what are the pay bands for 2003–04 and how many special advisers are in each pay band, by department. [HL4072]
§ The Lord President of the Council (Lord Williams of Mostyn)The pay bands and pay ranges for special advisers for 2003–04 are as follows:
£ Scheme Maximum 131,008 Pay Band 4 78,606 to 94,326 Pay Band 3 and Premium 58,693 to 91,181 Pay Band 2 46,116 to 60,278 Pay Band 1 35,635 to 47,362 Pay Band 0 Up to 35,634 At 14 July 2003, the number of special advisers in each pay band by department is as follows:
Department Pay band 0 1 2 3 4 No 101 — 5 6 11 2 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister — — 22 1 — Chief Whips' Offices (Commons and Lords) — 1 2 — — Constitutional Affairs — — — — 1 Culture, Media and Sport — — — 1 — Defence3 — — 2 — — Education and Skills — — 1 1 — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 1 1 — — Foreign and Commonwealth Office — — — 2 — Health — — 2 1 — Home Office — — 42 — — International Development3 — 1 — — — Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords — 14 — — — Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons5 — 2 — — — Northern Ireland Office — — 1 — — Secretary of State for Wales — 1 — — — Trade and Industry6 — 1 1 1 — HM Treasury7,8 — 1 1 1 1 Transport3 — — 1 1 — Work and Pensions — — 2 — — Minister without Portfolio5 — 2 — — — Total — 16 26 20 4 The cost of special advisers in 2002–03 is £5.4 million9.
1 Plus two special advisers who are paid beyond Pay Band 4 but within the scheme maximum.
2 Includes one part-time adviser.
120WA3 Includes one special adviser under their provisional pay band whose job has not yet been evaluated.
4 Appointed by the Lord President on a part-time basis. Also works part-time to the Home Secretary providing cover for a special adviser who is on maternity leave.
5 Includes two special advisers under their provisional pay bands whose jobs have not yet been evaluated.
6 Plus one adviser who is part-time and unpaid.
7 Includes the Chief Economic Adviser to the Treasury.
8 Plus the five members of the Council of Economic Advisers who are employed on special adviser terms (two in Band 4, two in Band 3 and one in Band 1—one is part-time).
9 This figure includes salary, severance pay and an estimate of pensions costs.