§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give for each year from 1979–80, including 1991–92, the number of staff actually employed on 1 April and the full complement of staff, including vacant posts in the press and public relations office of his Department.
§ Mr.McLoughlinThe number of staff employed in the press and public relations office of the Department of Transport on 1 April 1989, 1990 and 1991 is as follows:
Staff in post Complement 1 April 1991 17 18 1 April 1990 17 18 1 April 1989 17 not known Before 1989, these staff formed part of the common services of this Department and the Department of the Environment and separate figures are not readily available.