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» Friday, September 10, 2004

Alan Milburn

Asked why the taxpayer would be footing the bill for Alan Milburn’s salary, the PMOS said that as the Cabinet Secretary had underlined last night, “Alan Milburn’s position as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster covers co-ordination of Government policy and oversight of the Strategy Unit and Policy Directorate in the Cabinet Office. He is a member of the Cabinet and will also sit on a number of Cabinet Committees. These are Government functions and therefore rightly paid for by the Government”. The PMOS took the opportunity to remind journalists of the sort of work carried out by the Strategy Unit. For example, it had recently published reports on managing offenders, the alcohol harm reduction strategy and the London project. All were clearly Government matters. Consequently, the role of overseeing and supervising strategic reviews and the development of policy in such major areas was clearly a Government function.

Asked how many staff would be working for Mr Milburn and what the budget for his office would be, the PMOS said that staffing arrangements and budgets were still being finalised. It would obviously take a little time to sort out since the reshuffle had only just been announced.

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can you confirm if milburn is paid by the labour party for his election co ordination, or does he "just" get his duchy of lancaster salary?

regards
Comment by ian johnston — 14 Apr 2005 on 9:12 pm | Link

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