Written Question·Treasury·UIN 105549
Council of Economic Advisers
Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026
Question
Charlie Dewhirst
Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the names of the members of the Council of Economic Advisers, and state whether they are (a) civil servants, (b) special advisers or (c) direct ministerial appointments; and which are (i) paid an
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe Chancellor’s Council of Economic Advisers consists of three paid Special Advisers — Neil Amin-Smith, Spencer Thompson and Emily Fry — and one paid direct ministerial appointee, David Sturrock.