Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the Prime Minister’s policy on (a) special advisers and (b) civil servants being paid more than the Prime Minister.

The Treasury’s ‘Guidance for the approval of senior pay’ can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/senior-civil-service-pay-and-reward.

The Cabinet Office also publishes a list of senior public officials earning more than the Prime Minister, providing the necessary transparency and accountability measures to underpin the senior pay control. The latest list is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-senior-officials-high-earners-list.

Special advisers’ salaries are determined by the Special Adviser People Board, in line with the special adviser pay framework.

Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs will be published in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.