Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 10 Tachwedd 1964.
Mr Richard Glyn
, North Dorset
12:00,
10 Tachwedd 1964
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer if he will list the names, salaries and conditions of service, and the qualifications of persons who have been engaged in an advisory capacity to assist the Prime Minister and other Ministers or Departments.
Mr Niall MacDermot
, Derby North
With permission, I shall circulate this information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Mr Richard Glyn
, North Dorset
Is the hon. and learned Gentleman satisfied that these people have been informed that they are all subject to the Official Secrets Act and the instructions as to official behaviour which apply to established civil servants?
| Name | Salary | Conditions of Service | Qualification | Department |
| £ | ||||
| T. Balogh, Esq. | 6,500 | Full-time | Reader in Economics University of Oxford | Cabinet Office |
| Prof. P. Blackett | 6,500 | Full-time | Professor of Physics University of London | Technology |
| H. F. R. Catherwood, Esq. | Unpaid | Full-time | Managing Director, British Aluminium | Economic Affairs |
| N. Kaldor, Esq. | 4,000 | 31½ days a week | Reader in Economics University of Cambridge | H.M. Treasury |
| R. Neild, Esq. | 6,100 | Full-time | Deputy Director, National Institute of Economic and Social Research | H.M. Treasury |
| Sir Solly Zuckerman, who is already Chief Scientific Adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence, at a salary of £8,200, has been appointed to the staff of the Cabinet Office as Scientific Adviser. He will also advise the Foreign Secretary on the scientific aspects of disarmament. | ||||
The chancellor of the exchequer is the government's chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising government revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling overall government spending.
The chancellor's plans for the economy are delivered to the House of Commons every year in the Budget speech.
The chancellor is the most senior figure at the Treasury, even though the prime minister holds an additional title of 'First Lord of the Treasury'. He normally resides at Number 11 Downing Street.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The cabinet is the group of twenty or so (and no more than 22) senior government ministers who are responsible for running the departments of state and deciding government policy.
It is chaired by the prime minister.
The cabinet is bound by collective responsibility, which means that all its members must abide by and defend the decisions it takes, despite any private doubts that they might have.
Cabinet ministers are appointed by the prime minister and chosen from MPs or peers of the governing party.
However, during periods of national emergency, or when no single party gains a large enough majority to govern alone, coalition governments have been formed with cabinets containing members from more than one political party.
War cabinets have sometimes been formed with a much smaller membership than the full cabinet.
From time to time the prime minister will reorganise the cabinet in order to bring in new members, or to move existing members around. This reorganisation is known as a cabinet re-shuffle.
The cabinet normally meets once a week in the cabinet room at Downing Street.
