§ Mr. MilburnTo 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.