Special Advisers Debate

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Special Advisers

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Excerpts
Thursday 10th June 2010

(13 years, 11 months ago)

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Listed below are the names of the special advisers in post at 10 June 2010, including each special adviser’s pay band, and actual salary where this is £58,200 or higher, together with details of the special advisers’ pay ranges for 2010-2011, and the total pay bill cost of special advisers for 2009-10.

Also being published today are revised versions of the Model Contract and Code of Conduct for Special Advisers. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

Appointing Minister

Special Adviser in Post

Payband

Salary if £58,200 or higher (£)

The Prime Minister

Andy Coulson

Within scheme ceiling

140,000

Edward Llewellyn

Within scheme ceiling

125,000

Kate Fall

PB4

100,000

Jonny Oates

PB4

98,500

Gabby Bertin

PB3

80,000

Tim Chatwin

PB3

70,000

Steve Hilton

PB3

90,000

Polly Mackenzie

PB3

80,000

Henry Macrory

PB3

70,000

James O'Shaughnessy

PB3

87,000

Liz Sugg

PB3

80,000

Peter Campbell

PB2

60,000

Sean Kemp

PB2

60,000

Gavin Lockhart

PB2

Michael Salter

PB2

65,000

Rohan Silva

PB2

60,000

Sean Worth

PB2

James McGrory

PB1

Deputy Prime Minister

Lena Pietsch

PB3

80,000

Richard Reeves1

PB3

85,000

Alison Suttie

PB3

80,000

Chris Saunders

PB2

60,000

First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Arminka Helic

Denzil Davidson

PB3

PB2

70,000

Chancellor of the Exchequer2

Ramesh Chhabra

Poppy Mitchell-Rose

PB2

PB1

60,000

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

David Hass

Kathryn Laing

PB2

PB1

69,266

Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister for Women and Equality

Fiona Cunningham

Nick Timothy

PB2

PB2

65,000

65,000

Secretary of State for Defence

Luke Coffey

Oliver Waghorn

PB2

PB2

60,740

60,740

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Katie Waring

Giles Wilkes

PB1

PB1

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Susie Squire

Philippa Stroud

PB2

PB2

69,250

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Duncan Brack

Joel Kenrick

PB2

PB2

67,000

Secretary of State for Health

Jenny Parsons

Vacancy

PB2

Secretary of State for Education

Henry de Zoete

Elena Narozanski

PB2

PB1

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Giles Kenningham

Sheridan Westlake

PB2

PB2

Secretary of State for Transport

Sian Jones

Paul Stephenson

PB2

PB2

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Simon Cawte

Will Littlejohn

PB2

PB1

Secretary of State for International Development

Philippa Buckley

Richard Parr

PB1

PB1

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Jonathan Caine

PB2

69,266

Secretary of State for Scotland

Willie Rennie (unpaid)

Secretary of State for Wales

Vacancy

Secretary of State for Culture, Media, the Olympics and Sport

Sue Beeby

Adam Smith

PB1

PB1

Chief Secretary

Will de Peyer

Vacancy

PB2

63,000

Minister without Portfolio

Vacancy

Leader of the House of Lords, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Flo Coleman

Vacancy

PB0

Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General

Laura Trott

PB2

Minister of State, Cabinet Office

Martha Varney

PB1

Minister of State (Universities and Science), BIS

Nick Hillman

PB2

Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal

Robert Riddell

PB2

Chief Whip (Commons)

Chris White

Ben Williams

PB2

PB2

68,000

1Takes up post with effect from 5 July.

2In addition, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has appointed Rupert Harrison (PB3, £80,000) and Eleanor Shawcross (PB2) to the Council of Economic Advisers.



The pay bands and pay ranges for special advisers for 2010-11 are as follows:

Special Adviser Pay Bands for 2010-11

Scheme Ceiling

£142,668

Pay Band 4

£88,966 - £106,864

Pay Band 3 and Premium

£66,512 - £103,263

Pay Band 2

£52,215 - £69,266

Pay Band1

£40,352 - £54,121

Pay Band 0

Up to £40,352



Pay bill costs

The pay bill for special advisers in 2009-10 was £6.8 million.