Press Officers

HC Deb 17 December 1993 vol 234 c966W

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many press officers his Department has employed in each year since 1983.

Mr. Nelson

The number of press officers employed by Her Majesty's Treasury is as follows:

	Numbers
1986–87	10
1987–88	10
1988–89	10
1989–90	10
1990–91	10
1991–92	9
1992–93	9
1993–94	9

Information for the years prior to 1986–87 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.