HC Deb 20 March 1980 vol 981 c250W
Mr. Hordern

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of information officers, together with the number of supporting staff, in his Department in each of the last five years.

Mr. Whitelaw

The number of information officer group staff and support staff in post in my Department at the beginning of each of the last five years were as follows:—

Information officer group Support staff
1975 20 10
1976 24 16
1977 27 15
1978 25 12
1979 26 12

The figures for 1 January 1980 were 26 and 13.