§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many press officers his Department has employed in each year since 1983.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 16 December 1993]: The table shows the number of information officer grades employed in the Scottish Office information directorate in each year since 1983:
Number of information officer grades Vacancies 1983 20.0 — 1984 20.0 — 1985 19.0 1 1986 20.0 2 1987 22.0 1 1988 23.0 1 1989 28.0 3 1990 31.5 — 1991 33.5 — 1992 29.5 2 1993 31.5 —