Publicity (Hansard, 24 July 1996)

§ Ms Hodge
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is her Department's budget in 1996–97 for consultants to assist with information, publicity, press and media. [39341]

§ Mr. Sproat
None. My Department does not employ consultants within these areas.

§ Ms Hodge
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many staff are assumed in her 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. [39468]

§ Mr. Sproat
Staff in the information division work on publicity and press projects. There are currently 12 full-time information grade posts, and no part-time posts.

§ Ms Hodge
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many staff were employed full time or part time(a) to provide information and publicity and (bj on press and media in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1994–95 and (iii) 1993–94. [39423]

§ Mr. Sproat
Staff in the information division work on publicity and press projects. The number of information grade posts in each of the past three years has been:

1995–96: 10

1994–95: 11

1993–94: 11

§ Ms Hodge
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was the cost of staff employed full time or part time (i) to provide information and publicity and (ii) to work on the press and media in(a) 1995–96, (b) 1994–95 and (c) 1993–94. [39407]
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§ Mr. Sproat
Staff in information division of the Department of National Heritage work on press and publicity projects. The total cost for both (i) and (ii) of staff employed full time or part time was:

(a) £390,864

(b) £435,818

(c) £428,685

§ Ms Hodge
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) what is the cost, assumed in the budget, of people employed full time or part time to work on the press and the media in 1996–97; [39977]
(2) what is the cost budgeted for staff, employed full time or part time, to provide information and publicity in 1996–97. [39447]

§ Mr. Sproat
The total cost budgeted for staff employed full time or part time in the Department of National Heritage, to provide information and publicity and to work on the press and the media in 1996–97 is £455,380.
Staff in information division of the Department of National Heritage work on both press and publicity projects.