§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff were employed by his Department's press office in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe Home Department's records do not contain a breakdown between press office and paid publicity (advertising, publications, exhibitions and videos) staff before 1982. Instead, public relations branch staff were listed together and this total, including clerical support grades, for 1979 to 1982 was 33 for each year inclusive.
Press office staff numbers, including clerical grades, for subsequent years are:
Number 1983 22.25 1984 21.75 1985 20.50 1986 24.25 1987 24.50 1988 26.00 1989 28.50 1990 27.50 1991 26.50 1992 25.50