To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the role is of his Council of Economic Advisers; and how its role differs from that of special advisers. (98221)

As set out in Treasury PN 99/97 on 4 August 1997

“the Council of Economic Advisers is made up of individual policy experts who will bring their specialist experience to work alongside individual Treasury teams focussing on the Government’s key policy priorities.”