§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Lord President of the Council (1) how many staff were employed full time or part time(a) to provide information and publicity and (b) on press and media in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1994–95 and (iii) 1993–94; [39425]
(2) what is the cost budgeted for staff, employed full time or part time, to provide information and publicity in 1996–97; [39450]
(3) what was the cost of staff employed full time or part time (i) to provide information and publicity and (ii) to work on the press and media in (a) 1995–96, (b) 1994–95 and (c) 1993–94; [39405]
(4) how many staff are assumed in his Department's budget, employed (i) full time and (ii) part time, (a) to work on press and media and (b) to provide information and publicity in 1996–97; [39469]
(5) what is his Department's budget in 1996–97 for consultants to assist with information, publicity, press and the media. [39383]
§ Mr. NewtonNo Privy Council staff have been employed full time or part time for duties exclusively concerned with information and publicity or the press and the media in any of the years 1995–96, 1994–95 and 1993–94, and none is so employed during the current financial year. There is no provision in my Department's budget for the current financial year for consultants to assist with these matters.