§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the total spending of each of the armed forces on press and public relations in the current year; and what it was in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
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§ Mr. FreemanThe last year for which comprehensive figures are available is 1985–86. Total spending on press and public relations activity for each of the armed forces during that year and during 1983–84 and 1984–85 was as follows:
£ million Service 983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Royal Navy/Royal Marines 1.2 1.1 1.2 Army 1.2 1.5 1.4 Royal Air Force 0.2 0.3 0.5 Total 2.6 2.9 3.1 Details of total expenditure for the years 1979–80 to 1982–83 could not be obtained without disproportionate expense. The figures provided include annual staffing costs together with expenditure on films, exhibitions, publications, equipment, etc.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the total spending of his Department on press and public relations in the current year; and what it was in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. FreemanThe last year for which comprehensive figures are available is 1985–86 when total spending on MOD press and public relations activity was £6.7 million. Figures for the period 1982–83 to 1984–85 were as follows:
Year Costs f million 1982–83 5.1 1983–84 6.3 1984–85 6.8 Details of total expenditure for the years 1979–80 to 1981–82 could not be obtained without disproportionate expense. The figures provided include annual staffing costs together with expenditure on films, exhibitions, publications, equipment, etc.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the estimated spending by each of the armed forces on television, radio and newspaper advertising, respectively, and other promotional literature in the current year; and what was the total in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. FreemanI shall reply shortly.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the estimated spending by his Department on television, radio and newspaper advertising, respectively, and other promotional literature in the current year; and what was the total in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. FreemanI shall reply shortly.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many press and public relations staff are employed in each of the armed forces; and how many were employed in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. FreemanThe total number of press and public relations staff currently employed in each of the armed forces is as follows:
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Number Royal Navy/Royal Marines 15½
Number Army 38 Royal Air Force 10 Total 63½ Comparative figures for the years 1983–84 to 1985–86 are:
1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Royal Navy/Royal Marines 26 18½ 16½ Army 51 45 38 Royal Air Force 5 6 9 Total 82 69½ 63½ Figures for the years 1979–80 to 1982–83 are not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate expense.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many press and public relations staff are employed in his Department; and how many were employed in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. FreemanThe number of service personnel and civilians currently employed on press and public relations work in the MOD is 239½. The number of staff employed in the years 1982–83 to 1985–86 is as follows:
Number 1982–83 222 1983–84 290 1984–85 282½ 1985–86 249½ Figures for 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82 are not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate expense. The numbers given for 1983–84, onwards include all service personnel and civilians in complemented PR and PR support posts in London and in commands and districts at home and overseas; the 1982–83 figure was not prepared on this comprehensive basis.