§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Prime Minister how many press officers were employed in his Department in
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Minister Special Adviser The Prime Minister Jonathan Powell Alastair Campbell Kate Garvey Anji Hunter David Miliband Hilary Coffman Roger Liddle James Purnell Derek Scott Robert Hill Geoff Mulgan Geoffrey Norris Peter Hyman Liz Lloyd Phil Bassett David Bradshaw Andrew Adonis Ed Richards Bill Bush Phil Murphy Catherine Rimmer Bob Bartram Carey Oppenheim Carl Sobhan Chris McShane Fiona Millar (a) May 1997, (b) January 1998, (c) January 1999 and (d) January 2000; and what the total expenditure on press officers by his Department was in each of the years concerned. [132765]
§ The Prime MinisterThe number of Press Officers employed and expenditure incurred by the Press Office at No. 10 is as listed. The expenditure is the total pay bill for all the staff in the Press Office, which includes the Press Officers as well as the support staff.
The details are listed per financial year.
£ Financial year Number of press officers Cost per financial year 1 April 1997–31 March 1998 Chief Press Secretary 1556,798 5 Press Officers 2 Special Advisers 1 April 1998–31 March1999 Chief Press Secretary 1584,746 5 Press Officers 2 Special Advisers 1 April 1999–31 March2000 Chief Press Secretary 1618,174 6 Press Officers 2 Special Advisers 1 Actual pay