§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many(a) full-time equivalents were employed by her press office and (b) secondees were placed in her press office in the last five years; and if she will make a statement. [70549]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 22 July 2002]: As DEFRA was set up in June 2001, information relating to the last five years is not available.
There are 18 full-time press officer posts in the DEFRA Press Office. None of these posts are secondees.