Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2022 to Question 127423 on Prime Minister: Civil Servants and Special Advisers, how many special advisers are the responsibility of (a) the Prime Minister, (b) the Chief of Staff, (c) the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and (d) other Cabinet Office ministers.

Information about Special Adviser numbers and appointing ministers is published annually under the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2021, published on 15 July 2021, is accessible through GOV.UK.

The Annual Report on Special Advisers for the current year will be published in due course.