§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff were employed by his Department's press office in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. GoodladThe numbers of staff employed in the FCO diplomatic wing news department and the aid wing press and briefing section are as follows:
Year Staff 1983–84 26.0 1984–85 26.0 1985–86 26.5 1986–87 25.5 1987–88 19.0 1988–89 18.0 1989–90 18.0 1990–91 18.0 1991–92 18.0 Our records do not go back beyond 1983.