§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many special advisers and political advisers were employed by his Department and its predecessors in each year since 1997. [171962]
§ Mr. McNultyThe following table states the numbers of special advisers employed in the Department for Transport and its predecessors since 1997.
Title of Department Number of special advisers in post
2004 Department for Transport 1 2003 Department for Transport 2 2002 Department for Transport 2 2001 Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2 2000 Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions 1 1999 Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions 1 1998 Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions 2 1997 Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions 2