§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Leeds, West (Mr. Battle) of 26 January,Official Report, column 424, how much has been spent by his Department on publicity and media relations for each year since 1990, including staff costs and how many press officers have been employed by his Department in each year since 1979. [13114]
Mr. John M. Taylor(a) Expenditure from centrally managed budgets on publicity and media relations, including staff costs, has been as follows:
- 1990–91: £18,199,000
- 1991–92: £12,326,000
- 1992–93: £13,002,000
- 1993–94: £11,482,000
- 1994–95: £10,685,000
(b) Some 19 press officers are currently employed in the Department's Press Office. Corresponding figures for previous years are as follows:
- 1995: 19
- 1994: 17
- 1993: 19
The numbers of press officers before 1993 are not separately identifiable.