§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give details 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. BennMy Department was not created until 9th January 1974. During the period 1st April 1974 to 1st April 1975, when the Department was building up its common services, one principal information officer, five senior information officers and two information officers were recruited. Their salaries total approximately £36,000. The Department has no public relations officers.