§ 62. Mr. Russellasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations how many information officers are employed in his Department in London; and how many of these have had practical training in journalism or advertising.
§ Lord John HopeOf the seven information officers employed in my Department in London, the two senior officers have had practical experience, one in journalism and the other in advertising.
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§ Mr. Russellasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the numbers of information officers employed by his Department in each Commonwealth country, together with the numbers of them who have had practical journalistic or advertising experience.
§ Lord John HopeThe numbers are as follows:
Country Officers in post Officers with journalistic or advertising experience Canada … 7 1 Australia … 5 3 New Zealand … 1 0 South Africa … 3 2 India … 9 2 Pakistan … 4 2 Ceylon … 1 1 TOTAL … 30 11