HC Deb 20 March 1989 vol 149 cc457-8W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will give the number of photo-passes to the House held by staff of each Government Department.

Mr. Wakeham

[holding answer Thursday 9 March 1989]: Photo-passes giving restricted access to the Palace of Westminster are issued to departmental staff permanently employed within the precincts, to depart-mental messengers, to ministeral drivers and to officials who are required to attend often at short notice. The following is the information requested:

Number
Government Actuary Department 1
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 32
Cabinet Office 57
Central Office of Information 2
Customs and Excise 19
Crown Suppliers 135
Ministry of Defence 97
Department of Education and Science 50
Department of Employment 102
Department of Energy 76
Department of the Environment 228
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 103
Department of Health 176
Department of Social Security
Home Office 160
Inland Revenue 95
Law Officers' Departments 10
Lord Advocate's Department 4
Lord Chancellor's Department 163
Northern Ireland Office 35
Office of Arts and Libraries 2
Office of Fair Trading 1
Office of Parliamentary Counsel 29
Overseas Development Administration 19
Prime Minister's Office 42
Privy Council Office 13
Property Services Agency 287
Scottish Office 81
Department of Trade and Industry 192
Department of Transport 60
Her Majesty's Treasury 162
Welsh Office 43
Government and Opposition Whips' Office 18