§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the latest figures for the number of staff presently employed, and the full complement of staff, including vacant posts, by grade, in the statistical divisions in his Department; if he will differentiate between staff in statistical posts and staff in administrative posts; and if he will give the staffing complements by grade, and differentiated between statistical and administrative posts, proposed for 1990–91.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardStaff in post and vancacies in the Department's statistical branches at 1 March 1990 are shown in the table. These figures are not strictly comparable with those for previous years because of reorganisation of the Department's analytical services. Final decisions on budgets for 1990–91 have not yet been made.
£ million Television 3.974 Press 1.567 Posters 1.120 Other material (promotion/information) 9.639 The estimate for the 1990–91 publicity budget is £14.89 million. Detailed decisions on media have not yet been made.