asked Her Majesty's Government:What are the increases to the Special Adviser pay bands for 1999–2000; and how many advisers are in each pay band by department. [HL3470]
The minima and maxima of the Special Adviser pay bands have each been increased by 2.8 per cent. with effect from 1 April 1999, the same increase as for the Senior Civil Service pay bands. The three pay bands are now:
- Band A—£26,728 to £46,260
- Band B—£41,120 to £61,680
- Band C—£55,512 to £78,186
| Department | Number in Bands | ||
| A | B | C | |
| No. 101 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Food | 1 | ||
| Cabinet Office2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Chief Whip's Office | 2 | ||
| Culture, Media & Sport | 1 | 1 | |
| Defence | 1 | 1 | |
| Education & Employment3, 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Environment, Transport & the Regions5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | 2 | ||
| Health | 1 | 1 | |
| Home Office | 2 | ||
| International Development | 2 | ||
| Leader of the House of Lords | 2 | ||
| Lord Chancellor's Department | 1 | ||
| Northern Ireland Office | 2 | ||
Department
| Number in Bands
| ||
A
| B
| C
| |
| President of the Council | 1 | 1 | |
| Scottish Office6 | 1 | ||
| Social Security | 1 | 1 | |
| Trade & Industry | 2 | ||
| HM Treasury7, 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Welsh Office | 2 | ||
| Total | 15 | 33 | 14 |
1 Plus Jonathan Powell and Alastair Campbell, who are paid outside the band structure, and Iain Anderson, who is an unpaid adviser. | |||
2 Plus Keith Hellawell, UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator, who is paid outside the band structure. | |||
3 Plus Michael Barber, the Standards and Effectiveness Adviser. | |||
4 Includes two part-time posts; one additional adviser has been appointed at a salary to be determined. | |||
5 Includes two part-time posts. | |||
6 One additional adviser has been appointed at a salary to be determined. | |||
7 Plus the three members of the Council of Economic Advisers (two in Band C and one in Band B; one of them part-time). | |||
8 One additional adviser has been appointed at a salary to be determined. | |||