§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many press and public relations officers have been employed by(a) the Department of Health, (b) the national health service executive (c) regional health authorities (d) district health authorities and (e) trusts in each of the last five years. [21746]
§ Mr. SackvilleFunctions which are commonly associated with press and public relations for the Department of Health are carried out by the Department's information division. The number of staff employed in each of the last five years is:
- 1990–91: 37
- 1991–92: 36
- 1992–93: 39
- 1993–94: 39
- 1994–95: 37
Information about the number of press and public relations officers in regional health authorities, district health authorities, family health services authorities and national health service trusts is not available centrally.