§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list by grade the personnel currently employed in the Central Office of Information.
§ Mr. BrookePersonnel1 employed in the Central Office of Information as at 1 November 1987 are as follows:
Number Grade 3 1 Grade 4 1 Grade 5 6 Grade 6 15 Grade 7 32 Senior Information Officer 96½ Information Officer 206½ Assistant Information Officer 39 Senior Executive Officer 12½ Higher Executive Officer 24½ Executive Officer 46 Photographic Grades 15 Librarian Grades 2 Typing and Secretarial Grades 57½ Reprographics Grades 11 Administrative Officer 147 Administrative Assistant 25½ Paperkeeping, Messengerial and Security Officer Grades 49½ Telephonist 3 Industrial Grades 15 Total 805½ 1 Fractions represent part-time staff.
§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost of maintaining the Central Office of Information in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. BrookeThe running costs (on an outturn basis) for the Central Office of Information for these years were as follows:
Year £ million 1979–80 13.6 1980–81 16.5 1981–82 17.7 1982–83 17.6 1983–84 18.8 1984–85 18.2 1985–86 18.1 1986–87 17.7