questionText: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the 2024-25 Senior Civil Service Pay Framework, what changes are being made to (a) the Pay Band 4 ceiling and (b) other special adviser pay bands relative to the rates previously set out in the 2023 special adviser list.
answerText: The Senior Civil Service Pay Framework does not apply to special advisers, who are instead subject to a separate Special Advisers Pay Policy. The pay ceilings for the 2024/25 year will be published in the relevant Annual Report on Special Advisers. 
heading: Special Advisers: Pay