§ Mr. Hordernasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of information officers, together with the number of supporting staff, in his Department in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsThe figures for the last five years and for 1980 in the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments are as follows:
1975 1976 1977 Information Officers 27 26 26 Support Staff 35 34 31 62 60 57 1978 1979 1980 Information Officers 27 24 25 Support Staff 33 32 29 60 56 54 Note: The figures shown relate to 1 January in each year.