§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many press officers were employed in his Department in(a) May 1997, (b) January 1998, (c) January 1999 and (d) January 2000; and what the total expenditure on press officers by his Department was in each of the years concerned. [132767]
§ Mr. RookerI refer the hon. Member to Appendix 11 of the Report on the GICS by the Select Committee on Public Spending (29 July 1998), where Appendix 11 lists the number and cost of press officers per Department 1997, 1998 and 1999. Information for 2000 is as follows:
January 2000
- Total number of Press Officers—11
- Total expenditure—£373,000.