Special Advisers The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown) Listed below are the names of special advisers in post at 16 July 2009, the special advisers’ pay ranges for 2009-10, the number of special advisers in each pay band by Department and the total pay bill cost of special advisers for 2008-09. 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 BealesTheo BertramNicola BurdettNick ButlerKonrad Caulkett (p-t)Matt CavanaghBrendan CoxDan CorryColin Currie (p-t)Patrick DiamondMichael DugherJustin ForsythStuart HudsonMichael JacobsGavin KellyRichard LloydKirsty McNeillDavid MuirSue Nye (p-t)Nick PearceLisa PerrinWilf StevensonAnthony VigorStewart WoodJohn Woodcock| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Minister for Cabinet Office and the Olympics and Paymaster General |Robert Philpot | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Chief Whip (Commons) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |Gary FollisLuke Sullivan | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Chief Whip (Lords) |Ben CoffmanSue Jackson | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Lord President of the Council |Geoffrey NorrisPatrick Loughran | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Minister of State (Business) |Matt Cooke | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families |Francine BatesAlex Belardinelli | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government |Ann RossiterJake Sumner | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Minister of State (Housing) |Ian Parker | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport |Philip FrenchLenny Shallcross | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Defence |Alaina MacdonaldAndrew Bagnall | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change |Polly BillingtonTom Restrick | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |Wesley BallBeatrice Stern | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |Madlin Sadler/Sarah Schaefer (job share) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Health |Katie Myler | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for the Home Department |Clare MontaguMario Dunn | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Minister for Women and Equality |Ayesha HazarikaAnna Healy | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Leader of the House of Lords, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |Philip BassettJonathan Pearse | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for International Development |Richard DarlingtonStephen Doughty | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice |Mark DaviesDeclan McHugh | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |Oonagh Blackman | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Scotland |John McTemanTom Greatrex | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Transport |Claire MacAleeseDavid Learn | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Chancellor of the Exchequer1 |Sam WhiteCatherine McCleod | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Chief Secretary |Tony DankerDavid MillsGraham Dale | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Wales |Andrew BoldDan Lodge | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |Will McDonaldEleanor Wilcox | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 In addition, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has appointed Torsten Henricson-Bell and Geoffrey Spence to the Council of Economic Advisers.| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pay bands for 2009-10 The pay bands and pay ranges for special advisers for 2009-10 are as follows: ------------------------------------------ |Scheme Ceiling |£142,668 | ------------------------------------------ |Pay Band 4 |£88,966-£106,864 | ------------------------------------------ |Pay Band 3 and Premium|£66,512 -£103,263| ------------------------------------------ |Pay Band 2 |£52,215-£69,266 | ------------------------------------------ |Pay Band 1 |£40,352-£54,121 | ------------------------------------------ Advisers by Pay Band At 16 July 2009, there were 74 Special Advisers in post. The number of special advisers in each pay band by department is as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Department |1 |2 |3 |4| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |No. 10 2 |4 |5 |14| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Cabinet Office | |1 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Chief Whips’ Offices (Commons and Lords) |2 | |2 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Business, Innovation and Skills |1 |1 |1 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Children, Schools and Families | |2 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Communities and Local Government | |1 |1 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Culture, Media and Sport | | |1 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Defence | |2 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Energy and Climate Change | | |2 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |1 |1 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Foreign and Commonwealth Office3 | | |1 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Health | |1 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |1 | | |1| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |International Development |1 |1 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Justice (Lord Chancellor) | | |1 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Northern Ireland Office | | |1 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Scotland Office | |1 |1 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Transport | |1 |1 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |HM Treasury4 |1 |3 |3 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Wales Office | |1 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Work and Pensions |1 |1 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Total |12|26|30|1| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paybill costs The paybill for special advisers in 2008-2009 was £5.9m5. 1Plus three special advisers whose pay bands have yet to be agreed. 2Plus two special advisers who are paid beyond Pay Band 4 but within the scheme ceiling. 3Job share 4Includes the two members of the Council of Economic Advisers who are employed on special adviser terms. 5This figure includes salary, severance pay and estimate of pension costs.