HC Deb 23 January 1986 vol 90 cc275-6W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been employed by his Department's press and public relations office in each of the past five years; and what has been the annual budget for that office over the same period.

Mr. Hurd

The numbers of people employed in the Home Office public relations branch and their estimated salary, accommodation and service costs are as follows:

Financial Year Staff of all grades in post on 1 January Estimated salary and other costs
£
1981–82 35 448,000
1982–83 31 429,000
1983–84 32 545,000
1984–85 36 596,000
1985–86 36 646,000
NB The basis for estimating staff costs was widened to include all over-heads from 1983–84.