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:
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.