§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list(a) those units in his Department and (b) the number of departmental staff which are concerned with preparing rebuttals of allegations in the media; and what is (i) the total cost of their work, including salaries, and (ii) the number of rebuttals issued since May 1997. [71856]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 22 February 1999]My Department has no units or staff who are exclusively required to prepare rebuttals of allegations in the media.