HC Deb 21 January 1976 vol 903 cc467-8W
Mr. Wrigglesworth

asked the Secretary of State of Education and Science by how many the number of civil servants in his Department and other categories of public sector officials, including any industrial civil servants, increased between 1970–71 and 1974–75.

Mr. Mulley

Numbers of non-industrial civil servants fell by 216, but those of officials seconded from the public sector rose from three to four. Industrial of the numbers and salaries of the extra public relations and information officers recruited by his Department and agencies for which it is responsible between 1970–71 and 1974–75.

Mr. William Rodgers

During the period 1970–71 to 1974–75 staff were recruited to enable the following 17 additional public relations and information officer posts to be filled:

No. Grade Current Salary Scale
£
1 Chief Information Officer B 7,750–9,350
2 Principal Information Officer 5,680–7,450
1 Senior Information Officer 4,900–5,900
13 Information Officers 3,900–4,700