§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the total annual public expenditure on special advisers; and what salaries are paid to each of them. [HL1405]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonI refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my late noble and learned friend, Lord Williams of Mostyn on 16 July last year (col. WA 119). Figures for the 2003–04 financial year will be published in due course. Salaries of individual advisers arc not published so as to protect the privacy of the individual.