HC Deb 14 November 1966 vol 736 cc23-4W
74. Mr. Gibson-Watt

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many chief information officers and Press, officers, respectively, are members of the established Civil Service.

Mr. MacDermot

There were 46 established Chief Information Officers and above at 1st January, 1966. There is no Civil Service grade of "Press Officer"; Press matters are dealt with by various grades in information branches.

75. Mr. More

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the strength of the information officer class of the Civil Service on 1st April, 1964, 1965, and 1966.

Mr. MacDermot

In Home Departments, 900, 1,030 and 1,080 on the 1st January in these years.

76. Mr. Iremonger

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officers were recruited into the information officer class of the Civil Service in each of the calendar years 1963, 1964 and 1965.

Mr. MacDermot

97, 33 and 125 established information officers were recruited and took up post in those years or in the first three months of the succeeding years.