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S3W-36528: Special Adviser Pay

24/9/2010

 
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide the names of the special advisers currently in post; what their responsibilities are; what their pay bands are for 2010-11; how many special advisers are in each pay band, and what the total salary cost of employing special advisers was in 2009-10.

Answered by John Swinney (24/09/2010): There are currently 10 special advisers including one part-time. The Special Advisers and their specific responsibilities are as follows:

Name

Specific Responsibilities

Kevin Pringle

Senior Special Adviser

Strategic co-ordination across all portfolios, political spokesperson and senior adviser on communications issues.

Noel Dolan

Senior Special Adviser

Senior policy adviser to the Deputy First Minister on Health, Wellbeing, and Housing policy.

Alex Bell

Senior Special Adviser

Senior adviser on policy matters, First Minister''s Questions, constitutional issues and renewable energy issues.

Geoff Aberdein

Special Adviser

Liaison with FM''s Private office; adviser on FM diary issues. Lead on sports issues and 2014 Commonwealth Games including legacy.

Jennifer Erickson

Special Adviser

Support on Policy for Economic Issues (Part time)

Stephen Gethins

Special Adviser

Support on policy for Finance & Sustainable Growth, Europe and External Relations, Environment & Rural Affairs, Energy and Climate Change.

Colin McAllister

Special Adviser

Policy support for Education and Culture issues.

John McFarlane

Special Adviser

Policy Adviser on justice issues, Parliamentary liaison working with Minister for Parliamentary Business and the Parliamentary Liaison Officers

Will McLeish

Special Adviser

Political spokesperson, advice on communications issues and liaison with broadcasters.

Stuart Nicolson

Special Adviser

Political spokesperson, advice on communications issues.

The number of salaried special advisers in each pay band from 1 April 2010 is:

Pay Band

Pay Range

Number of salaried Special Advisers

1

£39,445 “ £52,904

5

2

£51,041 - £67,709

2

3

£65,017 - £83,963

3

3 (premium)

£83,549 - 100,942

0

4

£86,965 - 104,462

0

The total salary cost for the 10 salaried Special Advisers in post in 2009-2010 including ERNIC and employer pension contributions was £701,627. By comparison the cost of the 12 Special Advisers employed by the previous administration in 
2006-07 was £854,376.

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