§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are employed in his Department's press office; and how many were employed on 2 May 1997. [108389]
§ Dr. MoonieAs at 16 April 2003 a total of 20 people are employed in the Department's central press office. There are also three augmentees in the press office who were drafted in from across the Department and other Government Departments to help deal with Operation TELIC.
Unfortunately, accurate records for the number of people employed in the central press office on 2 May 1997 no longer exist.