Written question asked by Mark Prisk (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 December 2002. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 December 2002 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the employment costs are, including benefits, of (a) ministers representing the Regulatory Impact Unit and (b) special advisers and their supporting staff retained by the Regulatory Impact Unit. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Prisk: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the employment costs are, including benefits, of (a) ministers representing the Regulatory Impact Unit and (b) special advisers and their supporting staff retained by the Regulatory Impact Unit. [87607] Mr. Alexander: No special advisers are retained by the Regulatory Impact Unit (RIU). The one part-time special adviser and two Ministers employed in the Cabinet Office will spend some of their time on RlU- related issues but the cost of this time is not separately identifiable from the time spent by them on other issues.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 87607; 396 c822-3W;396 c820W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Costs Employment Staff Ministers Special advisers Regulatory Impact Unit
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk