Special Advisers: Pay Lord Acton 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 Minister of State, Cabinet Office, (Lord Falconer of Thoroton) 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 £46,260Band B—£41,120 to £61,680Band C—£55,512 to £78,186The number of Special Advisers in each pay band is as follows: ------------------------------------------- |Department | ------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------- |No. 101 | ------------------------------------------- |Agriculture, Fisheries & Food ||| ------------------------------------------- |Cabinet Office2 || ------------------------------------------- |Chief Whip's Office ||| ------------------------------------------- |Culture, Media & Sport || ------------------------------------------- |Defence || ------------------------------------------- |Education & Employment3, 4 || ------------------------------------------- |Environment, Transport & the Regions5|| ------------------------------------------- |Foreign & Commonwealth Office ||| ------------------------------------------- |Health || ------------------------------------------- |Home Office ||| ------------------------------------------- |International Development ||| ------------------------------------------- |Leader of the House of Lords ||| ------------------------------------------- |Lord Chancellor's Department ||| ------------------------------------------- |Northern Ireland Office ||| ------------------------------------------- -------------------------- | | -------------------------- |President of the Council|| -------------------------- |Scottish Office6 ||| -------------------------- |Social Security || -------------------------- |Trade & Industry ||| -------------------------- |HM Treasury7, 8 | -------------------------- |Welsh Office ||| -------------------------- |Total | --------------------------