§ Q20. Mr. Peter Millsasked the Prime Minister what is the cost of the unit of publicity experts now being set up within 277W his own Office to publicise the Government's counter-inflation policies; and if this unit is additional to the existing Press Officer and his assistants.
§ Mr. Edward ShortI have been asked to reply.
As to the costs of the Counter-Inflation Publicity Unit which has been established to serve the Government as a whole, I refer the hon. Member to the replies which my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. Member for Thanet, East (Mr. Aitken) on 17th July. There has been no proposal to extend the staff of the Press Office at No. 10 Downing Street.