Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has allocated for spending on special advisers in 2015-16; and the location in which each such adviser works.

The Government publishes an annual statement to Parliament setting out the numbers, names and paybands of special advisers, the appointing Minister and the overall paybill.

The 2015 list, reflecting appointments made after the election, will be published in due course.