HC Deb 08 May 1970 vol 801 c195W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants are employed as information officers at the latest convenient date; and of these how many are employed in Wales.

Mr. Shore:

The number of Information Officers and equivalents in Departments' Information Branches on 1st April, 1970, was 486, of whom 10 were in Wales; of the 476 in the rest of Great

New awards taken up in 1968, per 1,000 of a single age group* Colleges of Education Students (other than postgraduates) entering courses of initial teacher
Full and lesser value awards at Universities Full value awards at further education establishments training in 1968,per 1,000 of a single age group*
Essex 59.4 55.5 55.2
England and Wales 66.6 64.4 57.0
* An average of two age groups—those aged 18 and 19 in October, 1968—has been used in the calculation.