Departmental Publicity (Hansard, 20 November 1986)

§ Mr. Dobson
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment 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. Ridley
[pursuant to his reply 19 November 1986, c. 250]: The information is as follows:

Number

1979–80 47

1980–81 45

1981–82 38

1982–83 28

1983–84 22

1984–85 19

1985–86 26

¹1986–87 25

¹ Estimated.

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§ Mr. Dobson
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment 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. Ridley
[pursuant to his reply 19 November 1986, c. 250]: The expenditure on information officer staff costs and paid publicity was as follows:

£

1979–80 ¹2,853,339

1980–81 ¹3,036,764

1981–82 ¹3,346,147

1982–83 ¹2,832,551

1983–84 ¹3,483,463

1984–85 2,984,892

1985–86 3,022,295

²1986–87 3,601,956

¹These figures do not include the cost (approx £200,000) of regional information officer staff.

² Estimated

	Number
1979–80	47
1980–81	45
1981–82	38
1982–83	28
1983–84	22
1984–85	19
1985–86	26
¹1986–87	25
¹ Estimated.

	£
1979–80	¹2,853,339
1980–81	¹3,036,764
1981–82	¹3,346,147
1982–83	¹2,832,551
1983–84	¹3,483,463
1984–85	2,984,892
1985–86	3,022,295
²1986–87	3,601,956
¹These figures do not include the cost (approx £200,000) of regional information officer staff.
² Estimated