HC Deb 07 March 1966 vol 725 cc433-4W
Mr. Cooper

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many public relations officers and Press officers have been appointed during the lifetime of the present Government; and what has been the cost to public funds.

Mr. MacDermot

50, to additional posts, of which 45 are in various grades of the Information Officer Class in Departments' Information Branches; at an approximate cost in salaries of £75,000.