§ Sir T. Beamishasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many more public relations officers and Press officers are employed by the Government than in September, 1964; what is the approximate annual cost in salaries; and if he will publish a table in the OFFICIAL REPORT showing the Departments and
INCREASES AND DECREASES IN NUMBERS OF INFORMATION CLASS STAFF WHOSE TIME IS MAINLY SPENT IN DEALING WITH THE PRESS SINCE SEPTEMBER 1964 Department Above C.I.O. "A" C.I.O. "A" C.I.O. "B" P.I.O. S.I.O. I.O. A.I.O. Others Total £ Salaries C.O.I. — — — — — +7 — — +7 12,500 Defence (Army) — — — — — +1 — +1 +2 5,537 Defence (Navy) — — — — — +5 — +1 +6 10,900 Diplomatic Service — — — +1 -1 -3 +1 — -2 -4,486 Economic Affairs — — — +1 +2 — — — +3 7,370 Education and Science — — — -1 +1 +1 -1 — — -100 Health — — — — +1 — — — +1 1,600 Housing and Local Government — — +1 — +2 — — — +3 7,750 National Board Prices and Incomes — — — — — — — +1 +1 3,500 National Economic Development Office — — — — +1 +1 — — +2 3,800 Overseas Development — — — — — +1 +1 — +2 2,981 Power — — — — — +1 — — +1 1,959 Public Building and Works — — — +1 +1 — — — +2 4,920 Scottish Home and Health — — — — +1 — — — +1 2,400 Technology — — -1 — — -1 — — -2 -5,449 Trade — — — — +1 +1 — — +2 4,150 Transport — — — +1 — — — — +1 2,400 Treasury (including No. 10 Downing Street) — — — — +1 — — — +1 2,250 Totals — — — +3 +10 +14 +1 +3 +31 63,982 For new Departments account has been taken in the calculation of staff taken over with functions.