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Special Advisers

Volume 703: debated on Tuesday 22 July 2008

Listed below are the names of special advisers in post at 22 July 2008, the special advisers’ pay ranges for 2008-09, the number of special advisers in each pay band by department and the total pay bill cost of special advisers for 2007-2008.

All special advisers are appointed under terms and conditions set out in the Model Contract and Code of Conduct for Special Advisers to provide assistance on the full range of their appointing Minister’s departmental responsibilities.

Appointing Minister

Special Adviser in post

The Prime Minister

Greg Beales

Theo Bertram

Nicola Burdett

Stephen Carter

Konrad Caulkett (p-t)

Matt Cavanagh

Dan Corry

Colin Currie (p-t)

Jo Dipple

Justin Forsyth

Michael Jacobs

Gavin Kelly

Richard Lloyd

Patrick Loughran

Damian McBride

Jennifer Moses (unpaid)

David Muir

Geoffrey Norris

Sue Nye (p-t)

Nick Pearce

Lisa Perrin

Paul Sinclair

Nick Stace

Stewart Wood

Cabinet Office Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Polly Billington

Tom Restrick

Chief Whip (Commons) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury

Michael Dugher

Emma Reynolds

Chief Whip (Lords)

Ben Coffman

Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

John Williams

John Woodcock

Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

Francine Bates

Alex Belardinelli

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Andrew Bagnall

Paul Richards

Minister of State (Housing)

Claire McCarthy

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Jennifer Gerber

Philip French

Secretary of State for Defence

Alaina Macdonald

John McTernan

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mike Dixon

Beatrice Stern

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Madlin Sadler (job share)

Sarah Schaefer (job share)

Secretary of State for Health

Clare Montagu

Mario Dunn

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Sue Jackson

Andrew Lappin

Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Minister for Women and Equality

Ayesha Hazarika

Anna Healey

Leader of the House of Lords, and Lord President of the Council

Philip Bassett

Jonathan Pearse

Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills

Josie Cluer

Andy Westwood

Secretary of State for International Development

Anthony Vigor

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Mark Davies

Declan McHugh

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Sebastian Dance

Oonagh Blackman

Secretary of State for Scotland

Tom Greatrex

Secretary of State for Transport

Julie Crowley

David Leam

Chancellor of the Exchequer1

Sam White

Catherine Macleod

Chief Secretary

Will McDonald

Secretary of State for Wales

Andrew Bold

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Blair McDougall

Lisa Tremble

Minister of State (Employment and Welfare Reform)

Graham Dale

Minister for the Olympics and London (Paymaster General)

Mandy Telford

1 In addition, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has appointed Andrew Maugham, David Pinto-Duschinsky and Geoffrey Spence to the Council of Economic Advisers.

The pay bands and pay ranges for special advisers for 2008-09 are as follows:

Pay bands for 2008-09

Scheme Ceiling

£140,560

Pay Band 4

£87,65—£105,285

Pay Band 3

£65,529—£101,737

Pay Band 2

£51,443—£68,242

Pay Band 1

£39,756—£53,321

At 22 July 2008 there were 73 special advisers in post. The number of special advisers in each pay band by department is as follows:

DepartmentPay band

1

2

3

4

Up to Scheme Ceiling

Advisers by Pay Band

No.101

3

5

11

4

Cabinet Office (Includes Minister for the Olympics and London, Paymaster-General)

1

2

Chief Whips’ Offices (Commons and Lords)

1

1

1

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

1

1

Children, Schools and Families

1

1

Communities and Local Government (Includes Minister of State for Housing)

1

1

1

Culture, Media and Sport

1

1

Defence

1

1

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1

1

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

2

Health

2

Home Office

2

Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Minister for Women and Equality

1

1

Leader of the House of Lords, and Lord President of the Council

1

1

Innovation, Universities and Skills

1

1

International Development

1

Justice (Lord Chancellor)

1

1

Northern Ireland Office

1

1

Scotland Office

1

Transport

2

HM Treasury2

1

3

2

Wales Office

1

Work and Pensions (including Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform)

1

1

1

Total:

16

23

28

1

4

Paybill costs—The paybill for special advisers in 2007-08 was £5.9 million3.

1 Plus one unpaid adviser

2 Includes the three members of the Council of Economic Advisers who are employed on special adviser terms

3 This figure includes salary, severance pay and estimate of pension costs.