Departmental Press Office

HC Deb 07 June 1976 vol 912 c531W

Mr. David Steel

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many staff are employed in his Department's Press office; and how many were employed in each year since and including 1969.

Mr. Peart

Twenty staff are presently employed in my Department's Press office. The figures for each year since 1969 are as follows:

1969	21
1970	21
1971	21
1972	21
1973	19
1974	19
1975	20