§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the names, salaries and special areas of responsibility and qualifications, of the members of his Press department.
§ Dr. SummerskillUnder the Director of Information Services, the present staffing of the Press and broadcast section of the Home Office Public Relations Branch is as follows:
Rank, Number in Post and Salary* Chief Information Officer B, 1 £7,750–£9,350 Principal Information Officer, 1 £5,680–£7,450 Senior Information Officer, 4 £4,900–£5,900 Information Officer, 7 £3,900–£4,700 * London Weighting and pay supplements are in addition. It is not customary to state the personal details and specific responsibilities of individual members of the Department.
Members of the Information Officer Group are required to possess a good standard of general education, a lively interest in current affairs, a wide general knowledge, good publicity sense and organising ability. In addition, for some posts special experience and ability are required according to the nature of the post.