HC Deb 27 January 1989 vol 145 c809W
Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many press officers and staff his Department has employed or used in each year since 1979.

Mr. Cope

The number of designated press officers in the Employment Department London HQ for each year since 1979 is as follows:

Number
1979 7
1980 8
1981 8
1982 8
1983 8
1984 8
1985 8
1986 8
1987 11
1988 11
1989 11