§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the people appointed to ad hoc posts within his Department bearing the titles of advocate, tsar, adviser, champion and comparable titles since May 1997; what their job title is or was; what their role is or was; whether they were or are being paid; what the total cost of each such person was in each financial year, including expenses and benefits; what the expected cost of each such person is in 2003–04; to whom they are accountable; and if he will make a statement. [112457]
§ Malcolm WicksMinisters in the former Department of Social Security appointed the following special Advisers:
Special advisers Duration of appointment Liz Kendall 4 May 1997 to 27 July 1998 John McTernan 4 May 1997 to 27 July 1998 Andrew Maugham 28 July 1998 to 6 May 2001 Elsbeth Johnson 10 May 1999 to 21 May 2001 Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions, formed on 7 June 2001, have appointed the following special advisers:
Special advisers Duration of appointment Andrew Maugham 17 June 2001 to 29 May 2002 Kieran Simpson 24 July 2001 to 30 August 2002 Tom Restrick 14 January 2002 to 30 May 2002 Tom Clark 16 September 2002 to present Chris Norton 23 September 2002 to present James Kelly 11 November 2002 to 14 June 2003 Julian McCrae 6 January 2003 to 14 June 2003 All of the appointees are paid appointments and are accountable to Ministers for their decisions and actions.
Under exemption 12 of the code of Practice on Access to Government Information, details of individual salaries are not disclosed, in order to protect the privacy of the individuals concerned.
No other appointees bear any of the other titles described.