§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people were employed in a press or public relations function in her Department on 1 January in(a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. [39935]
§ Dr. Howells[pursuant to his reply, 5 March 2002, column 264]: Due to a typographical error the table contained in my original answer was incorrect. The following table gives the correct information.
577WThe number of press officers and publicity officers in my Department at 1 January in each of the last six years was as follows:
Date Press Officers Publicity Officers 1997 8 4 1998 19 14 1999 8 4 2000 9 25 2001 8 24 2002 8 25 1 Includes two officers working part-time. 2 Includes one officer working part-time.