§ Mr. Freudasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will publish in the Official Report 657W the number, and the average cost, of information officers employed by his Department, at the beginning of each of the last four years.
§ Mr. HurdThe number and cost of officers in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's news department were as follows:
Numbers of staff Average cost per head 1 January 1976 13 7,100 1 January 1977 13 7,500 1 January 1978 12 8,500 1 January 1979 12 10,600 1 January 1980 12 11,800 The information officer group in the Overseas Development Administration including specialists in exhibitions, publications and publicity in addition to press and public relations officers, numbered as follows:
Numbers of staff Average cost per head £ 1 January 1976 11 7,800 1 January 1977 10 7,800 1 January 1978 10 8,800 1 January 1979 9 10,800 1 January 1980 9 12,100