§ Mr. Speedasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list the total number and cost of Press, publicity and information officers employed in each Government Department on 1st July, the comparable figures for the past five years, 639W and his estimate of changes in numbers and costs for the rest of the financial year.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe following tables given an analysis by Department of the numbers of staff in post in the Information Officer Group on 1st April 1975 and on the same date in each of the preceding five years. 1st April 1975 is the latest date for which figures are
Department 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Agriculture, Fisheries and Food … 4 3 4 7 10 9 Aviation Supply … — 18 — — — — British Museum (Natural History) … 4 6 — — — — Cabinet Office … 8 1 1 2 3 2 Civil Service Department … 15 19 20 18 19 19 Customs and Excise … 1 1 6 9 6 8 Decimal Currency Board … 10 3 — — — — Defence … 130 146 164 160 172 164 Education and Science … 21 20 18 18 19 19 Employment … — 23 26 30 34 21 Employment and Productivity … 24 — — — — — Energy … — — — — — 16 Environment … — 101 94 84 90 93 Export Credit Guarantees … 2 2 2 2 2 2 Fair Trading, Office of … — — — — 2 6 Government Social Survey … 106 — — — — — Health and Safety Commission/Executive … — — — — — 7 Health and Social Security … 14 17 17 17 17 22 Home Office … 15 14 17 17 20 25 Housing and Local Government … 20 — — — — — Industrial Relations, Committee on … — 1 2 — — — Industry … — — — — 73 64 Information, Central Office of … 647 664½ 575½ 534½ 536 561 Land Commission … 2 — — — — — National Economic Development Council … 2 2 — — — — National Savings … 7 8 9 10 10 7 Northern Ireland Office … — — 1 2 3 5 Overseas Development … 8 8 10 10 9 11 Population Censuses and Surveys … — 108 107 124½ 132 134 Posts and Telecommunications … 3 3 4 4 — — Prices and Consumer Protection … — — — — 11 16 Privy Council Office … — 1 1 1 1 2 Public Building and Works … 34 — — — — — Technology … 46 — — — — — Trade, Board of … 43 — — — — — Trade, Department of … — — — — 88 99 Trade and Industry … — 79 156 156 — — Transport … 29 — — — — — Treasury and Sub Departments … 12 12 12 13 14 12 Victoria and Albert Museums … 2 2 2 2 2 2 Welsh Office … 15 15 14 13 15 18 Scottish Office … 15 14 14 13 19 23 TOTALS … 1,239 1,291½ 1,276½ 1,247 1,307 1,367 Note: The table reflects machinery of Government changes, and other changes, mainly as a result of legislation—e.g. Superannuation Act 1972—which removed the need for some staff to be deemed to be civil servants.