§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of his Department, of whatever grade or specialisation, are engaged whole or part-time in public and press relations, expressing the total in whole-time equivalents; and what is their total annual cost to public funds.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsThe information is as follows:
Staff in post October 1980 53 Anticipated Cost 1980–81 £456,000 These figures show the number of information officers and support staff in the press offices of the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments with their total pay plus employers national insurance costs.