§ 68. Mr. HOGGEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the number of officials attached to Government Departments for publicity purposes; what is the amount of the annual salaries paid to them; and what was the corresponding charge in the year 1913–14?
Mr. YOUNGThe publicity work of Government Departments before the War was done by permanent officials as part of their normal duties; the annual cost in salaries cannot be estimated. This procedure is still the usual one in most Departments, but a few Departments are now employing temporary officers on publicity work, largely in connection with services arising out of the War. The number of these officers, including clerks and typists, is at present 34, and the total of their salaries is approximately £25,400 per annum.