The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):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
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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.
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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:
Department
Pay 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)
