HC Deb 17 December 1993 vol 234 c921W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many press officers his Department has employed in each year since 1983.

Mr. Boswell

Figures for the number of press officers are available only for the last four years. These are as follows:

Year Press officers
1990 9
1991 8
1992 8
1993 11