§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what, in the form most readily available, is the geographic distribution of the home addresses of the people who have attended the Skillcentre at Llanelli over the past five years.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe latest available information relates to the period January 1975 to December 1979 and is as follows:
Date Information officer Number of staff Supporting staff Total 1 January 1975 16 12 28 1 January 1976 19 13 32 1 January 1977 20 14 34 1 January 1978 21 15 36 1 January 1979 22 16 38 The corresponding details for 1 January 1980 were 23 information officers and 14 supporting staff
The increase in numbers since 1975 is due to the substantial extension of the functions of the Welsh Office in this period. The information officer group in the Welsh Office, in addition to press and public relations officers, includes officers engaged upon Welsh language translation, exhibitions, publications, tours and work in connection with film and photographic libraries.