§ Ms HodgeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) how many staff are assumed in his Department's budget, employed (i) full-time and (ii) part-time,(a) to work on press and media and (b) to provide information and publicity in 1996–97; [39475]
(2) how many staff were employed full-time or part-time (a) to provide information and publicity and (b) on press and media in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1994–95 and (iii) 1993–94. [39429]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe numbers of staff employed in the press office and publicity branch of the Department's information directorate are as follows:
Publicity Press Office Full time Part time Full time Part time 1996–971 35 1 31 — 1995–961 33 1 31 — 1994–95 30 2 31 — 1993–94 39 2 34 — 1 Figures include posts arising from the 1995 Machinery of Government changes.