§ Mr. Butcherasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the number of persons in all Government Departments, respectively, employed as public relations officers and Press officers; the total number in each respective Department; and the total annual cost.
§ Mr. Glenvil Hall,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 21st January, 1947; Volume 432, Col. 3–4], supplied the following information:
The following table gives for all Departments, other than the Central Office of Information, the particulars to which I referred in my reply on 21st January. The figures cover all staff in the information sections of the Departments concerned, other than subordinate clerical and typing staff.
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— Home. Staff overseas or wholly engaged in this country on producing material for use overseas. Numbers. Cost. Numbers. Cost. £ £ Admiralty 16 11,761 — — Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (a) 5 3,335 — — Air Ministry (b) 17 13,653 10 9,480 Ministry of Civil Aviation 6 4,070 — — Colonial Office 11 9,801 8 7,388 Control Office for Germany and Austria 12 6,268 93(c) 43,440 Dominions Office 8 5,568 19 20,348 10, Downing Street 1 2,000 — — Ministry of Education 5 2,885 — — Ministry of Food 33 18,711 — — Foreign Office 11 10,300 588 515,200 Forestry Commission 1 1,000 — — Ministry of Fuel and Power 9 5,804 — — Ministry of Health 12 8,302 — — Home Office 5 3,897 — — India Office 8 6,896 11 (e) 13,785 Inland Revenue (d) 2 1,450 — — Ministry of National Insurance 3 2,482 — — Ministry of Labour 24 16,600 — — National Savings Committee (d) 14 10,037 — — Ministry of Pensions 1 1,105 — — Post Office 25 17,000 — — Scottish Home Department 13 8,460 — — Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1 750 — — Ministry of Supply 18 12,889 — — Ministry of Town and Country Planning 4 2,845 — — Board of Trade 12 9,056 8 6,837 Ministry of Transport 6 4,968 — — Treasury 2 1,790 — — War Damage Commission 1 1,000 — — War Office 40 31,253 35 21,530 Ministry of Works 6 4,524 — — 332 240,460 772 638,008 Notes: (a) The staff employed on advising farmers on the best methods of food production are not included. (b) The staff of the photographic dark room and R.A.F. film production unit are not included; they are partly employed on information work but this varies with operational requirements and no estimate can be made of the cost. (c) This staff is largely engaged on re-education of Germans and Austrians. (d) Includes one part-time post. (e) Includes one officer in Burma.