§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Paymaster General 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. Kenneth ClarkeDetails of the numbers of information officer group staff employed in Department of Employment group press and public relations offices are given below. These figures do not include administrative and clerical staff who work in support of these offices.
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1 April 1982 Staff numbers 1 January 1983 Staff numbers 1 January 1984 Staff numbers 1 January 1985 Staff numbers 1 January 1986 Staff numbers Department of Employment 8 8 8 7 8 Manpower Services Commission 7 7 7 7 8 Health and Safety Commission/Executive 5 5 7 7 6 Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service 4 4 3 3 2 Budget information prior to 1985–86 is not available, but salary costs were as follows:
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Budget 1985–86 £ £ £ £ £ Department of Employment 107,000 121,000 127,000 112,000 147,000 Manpower Services Commission 92,000 101,000 118,000 135,000 144,000 Health and Safety Commission/Executive 73,000 82,000 116,000 122,000 109,000 Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service 62,000 65,000 54,000 47,000 49,000