HC Deb 28 March 1995 vol 257 cc525-6W
Mr. Henderson

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many press officers there are in his Department currently; and what the figure was in 1979. [16554]

Mr. Horam

There are currently 10 press officers in my Department. This figure does not include press officers within the Central Office of Information.

My Department did not exist in any comparable format before May 1992 and figures for 1979 are, therefore, not available.