To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the occasions between 31st March 2003 and 31st March 2004 when special advisers attended meetings with external representatives at which ministers were not present; if he will list the speeches his special advisers made in an official capacity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the occasions between 31st March 2003 and 31st March 2004 when special advisers attended meetings with external representatives at which ministers were not present; if he will list the speeches his special advisers made in an official capacity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the attributable interviews that his Department's special advisers gave to (a) newspapers, (b) journals, (c) books and (d) other media in their official capacity between 31st March 2003 and 31st March 2004; if he will list the attributable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the attributable interviews that his Department's special advisers gave to (a) newspapers, (b) journals, (c) books and (d) other media in their official capacity between 31st March 2003 and 31st March 2004; if he will list the attributable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints were made by departmental civil servants regarding the conduct of special advisers between 31st March 2003 and 31st March 2004. - Inc ref to 8 December 2004, 428 c578W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints were made by departmental civil servants regarding the conduct of special advisers between 31st March 2003 and 31st March 2004. - Inc ref to 8 December 2004, 428 c578W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the contracts signed by his special advisers differ from the Model Contract for Special Advisers. - Inc ref to 17 January 2005, 429 c753W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the contracts signed by his special advisers differ from the Model Contract for Special Advisers. - Inc ref to 17 January 2005, 429 c753W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether departmental special advisers have made appearances before parliamentary select committees in their official capacity since May 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether departmental special advisers have made appearances before parliamentary select committees in their official capacity since May 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether departmental special advisers have written to external (a) bodies and (b) individuals in their official capacity since May 1997. - Ref to 14 December 2004, 428 c1004W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether departmental special advisers have written to external (a) bodies and (b) individuals in their official capacity since May 1997. - Ref to 14 December 2004, 428 c1004W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether departmental special advisers have been responsible for authorising instances of departmental spending since May 1997; whether departmental special advisers have given instructions to permanent civil servants without the explicit authorisation of Ministers since May 1997. - Ref to 16 December 2004,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether departmental special advisers have been responsible for authorising instances of departmental spending since May 1997; whether departmental special advisers have given instructions to permanent civil servants without the explicit authorisation of Ministers since May 1997. - Ref to 16 December 2004,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many special advisers there are in the Department, broken down by Civil Service pay-grade. - Inc ref to 22 July 2004, 424 c466W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many special advisers there are in the Department, broken down by Civil Service pay-grade. - Inc ref to 22 July 2004, 424 c466W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total travel costs to his Department have been for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials for each year since 1997. - Includes fact that costs of all ministerial overseas travel and a list of all visits by Cabinet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total travel costs to his Department have been for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials for each year since 1997. - Includes fact that costs of all ministerial overseas travel and a list of all visits by Cabinet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether departmental special advisers have attended meetings with external (a) bodies and (b) individuals, in their official capacity and without Ministers, since May 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether departmental special advisers have attended meetings with external (a) bodies and (b) individuals, in their official capacity and without Ministers, since May 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether departmental special advisers have made speeches in their official capacity since May 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether departmental special advisers have made speeches in their official capacity since May 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many departmental mobile telephones were used by (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department in each year since 1997; at what cost; how many such telephones were lost or stolen in each year since 1997; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many departmental mobile telephones were used by (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department in each year since 1997; at what cost; how many such telephones were lost or stolen in each year since 1997; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has been informed of breaches of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers in his Department since its implementation; how many appeals were made by civil servants to the Civil Service Commissioners regarding special advisers in his Department between 31st...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has been informed of breaches of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers in his Department since its implementation; how many appeals were made by civil servants to the Civil Service Commissioners regarding special advisers in his Department between 31st...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) non-Ministerial staff and (b) special advisers in his Department attended conferences (i) in the UK and (ii) abroad in the year to 29th February; and what the cost of attending these conferences was, broken down by (A) travel costs,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) non-Ministerial staff and (b) special advisers in his Department attended conferences (i) in the UK and (ii) abroad in the year to 29th February; and what the cost of attending these conferences was, broken down by (A) travel costs,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tsars have been appointed with responsibilities which cover part of the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement. - None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tsars have been appointed with responsibilities which cover part of the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement. - None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the reductions in the numbers of civil servants in his Department announced in the comprehensive spending review will be of special advisors. - Inc ref to 20 July 2004, 424 c190W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the reductions in the numbers of civil servants in his Department announced in the comprehensive spending review will be of special advisors. - Inc ref to 20 July 2004, 424 c190W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) political advisers, (b) management consultants, (c) accountants and (d) legal advisers in the last 12 months. - Inc ref to 16 July 2003, 409 c329W and fact that will write. (Holding reply 1 July...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) political advisers, (b) management consultants, (c) accountants and (d) legal advisers in the last 12 months. - Inc ref to 16 July 2003, 409 c329W and fact that will write. (Holding reply 1 July...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff were employed in the Department to work in the communications field, and what the total expenditure on communications for the Department was, broken down by (a) Government Information and Communication Service staff and (b) other staff, broken down by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff were employed in the Department to work in the communications field, and what the total expenditure on communications for the Department was, broken down by (a) Government Information and Communication Service staff and (b) other staff, broken down by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total expendiure on communications for his Department has been in 2003-04, broken down by expenditure on (a) Government Information and Communication Service staff and (b) other staff, broken down by (i) press officers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) others. -...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total expendiure on communications for his Department has been in 2003-04, broken down by expenditure on (a) Government Information and Communication Service staff and (b) other staff, broken down by (i) press officers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) others. -...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff are employed in the Department to work in the communications field, broken down by (a) Government Information and Communication Service staff and (b) other staff, broken down by (i) press officers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) others. - Inc...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff are employed in the Department to work in the communications field, broken down by (a) Government Information and Communication Service staff and (b) other staff, broken down by (i) press officers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) others. - Inc...