91. Mr. Vaneasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many regional officers are maintained by the Central Office of Information; what is the total staff employed in such regional offices; and what are the main duties performed.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterTen, employing 81 staff. Their duties include information work in the regions for Government Departments, such as the handling of Civil Defence and nursing recruitment campaigns; Press relations work for the regional boards for industry; collection of information about British industrial progress for home and overseas publicity; and the conduct of tours of overseas visitors. They also co-ordinate Press arrangements during Royal visits outside London.