HC Deb 23 October 2000 vol 355 c94W
Mr. Lansley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [132764]

Mr. Morley

The numbers are as follows:

Number
May 1997 9
January 1998 8
January 1999 9
January 2000 9

Pay and running costs for the equivalent financial years are as follows:

£
1997–98 460,000
1998–99 556,000
1999–2000 605.000