§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of persons now employed in the public relations and/or Press department in every Government Department, together with the total cost of this provision.
§ Mr. Peake, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 18th January, 1945,
Department. Staff engaged on Public Relations and Press Work Annual Cost. £ Admiralty … … … 109 67,684 Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries … … … 65(a) 23,200 Air Ministry … … … 192(b) 112,863 Ministry of Aircraft Production … … … 29 10,361 Colonial Office … … … 19 8,000 Dominions Office … … … 8(c) 3,370 Ministry of Economic Warfare … … … 4 896 Ministry of Education … … … 12 6,520 Ministry of Food … … … 56 22,350 Foreign Office … … … 10 9,510 Ministry of Fuel and Power … … … 20 8,231 Ministry of Health … … … 17 7,683 Ministry of Home Security and Home Office … … … 15 8,712 India Office … … … 20 8,889 Inland Revenue … … … 2 1,945 Ministry of Labour and National Service … … … 24 12,254 National Savings Committee … … … 81 38,901 Ministry of Pensions … … … 3 1,498 Post Office … … … 12 8,839 Ministry of Production … … … 14 7,420 Office of the Minister of Reconstruction … … … 2 1,458 Ministry of Supply … … … 121(d) 48,600 Ministry of Town and Country Planning … … … 12 7,785 Board of Trade … … … 28 9,200 Treasury … … … 1 1,090 War Damage Commission … … … 2 1,218 War Office … … … 280 120,000 Ministry of War Transport … … … 15 6,902 Ministry of Works … … … 5 1,912 Scottish Home Department … … … 9 4,860 1,187 572,151 (a) This figure includes a staff of 52, costing £17,300 per annum, engaged upon informing and advising the farmers and domestic food producers through all available media as to the best and most efficient methods of food production. (b) The staff of the Photographic Dark Room (numbering 16) and of the R.A.F. Film Production Units (247 at home and 79 overseas) are partly engaged upon work of a public relations nature; but this varies with operational requirements and no estimate of the cost, etc. can be made and particulars are therefore excluded from the above statement. (c) Includes 3 engaged also on Colonial Office duties. (d) Includes 58 staff (cost: £21,400) employed in the Publicity and Campaign Branch of the Directorate of Salvage and Recovery.