Press Officers (Hansard, 26 October 1994)

§ Mr. Nelson

[holding answer 25 October 1994]The number of press officers currently employed by the Departments responsible to the Chancellor of the Exchequer is shown in the table.

	Number
HM Treasury	7
HM Customs & Excise	4
Board of Inland Revenue	7
Department for National Savings	2
Registry of Friendly Societies	1
Crown Estate Office	2

Table A Persons sentenced at magistrates' courts for all offences by month, type of offence and type of sentence England and Wales 1993^* Indictable Offences
	Total sentenced	Custodial sentences	Non-Custodial sentences
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
January	20,810	100	709	3	20,101	97
February	19,578	100	909	5	18,669	95
March	22,451	100	1,155	5	21,296	95
April	19,876	100	1,044	5	18,832	95
May	19,077	100	983	5	18,094	95
June	20,698	100	1,135	5	19,563	95
July	20,683	100	1,159	6	19,524	94
August	18,934	100	1,287	7	17,674	93
September	20,163	100	1,465	7	18,698	93
October	18,995	100	1,435	8	17,560	92
November	20,479	100	1,409	7	19,070	93
December	16,497	100	1,208	7	15,289	93
Total	238,241	100	13,898	6	224,343	94

Summary non-motoring Offences
	Total Sentenced	Custodial Sentences	Non-custodial Sentences
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
January	37,341	100	170	0	37,171	100
February	34,623	100	213	1	34,410	99
March	42,220	100	283	1	41,937	99
April	35,866	100	237	1	35,629	99
May	34,889	100	229	1	34,660	99
June	40,034	100	224	1	39,810	99
July	38,790	100	266	1	38,524	99
August	36,659	100	309	1	36,350	99
September	39,463	100	299	1	39,164	99
October	37,181	100	331	1	36,850	99
November	39,024	100	323	1	38,701	99
December	31,405	100	334	1	31,071	99
Total	447,495	100	3,218	1	444,277	99

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All of these staff are based in London. None are normally based in the House. Agencies which are accountable to the Chancellor and which employ press officers are not included in the table.