§ Mr. TyrieTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the total cost was of special advisers to the Office of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury in financial year 2002–03, broken down by(a) salary and related expenses and (b) other costs. [131770]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe numbers of Special Advisers it each pay band by department and total salary costs were set out in the answer provided by the Prime Minister or 16 July 2003,Official Report, column 328W. Other costs 356W cannot be separately identified from the running costs of the office as a whole without incurring disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. TyrieTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on how many occasions in financial year 2002–03 the special advisers to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury travelled abroad in an official capacity; which places were visited; and how much each visit cost. [131771]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe special advisers to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury did not undertake any overseas travel in an official capacity in 2002–03.