Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 June 2006.
Government Departments: Special Advisers
- Question
- Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 14 June (WA 29), whether it is their policy to withhold information from the public regarding (a) the number of assistants currently employed for special advisers to Ministers; (b) the government departments in which they are employed; and (c) the nature of their services; and, if not, whether they will publish that information.
- Answer
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Paragraph 11 of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers states that in order to enable special advisers to work effectively, departments may allocate permanent civil servants to provide support of a non-political nature. Information on the number of civil servants employed to provide such support is not held centrally.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 6433; 683 c161WA
- Session
- 2005-06
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- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Civil servants Staff Special advisers
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