HC Deb 19 January 1993 vol 217 c143W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff were employed by his Department's press office in each year since 1979.

Mr. Nelson

[holding answer 15 January 1993]: The number of press and public relations staff employed in my Department was as follows:

Staff
1986–87 10
1987–88 10
1988–89 10
1989–90 10
1990–91 10
1991–92 9

Information for the years 1979–85 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.