§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) full time equivalents were employed by his press office and (b) secondees were placed in his press office in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.[70548]
§ Dr. Lewis Moonie[holding answer 22 July 2002]: Details of full time personnel who worked in the Ministry of Defence central Press Office in the last five years, together with the number of established posts, is shown in the table below:
Financial Year Number of full time personnel Number of established posts 1997–98 20 * 1998–99 18 19 1999–2000 18 18 2000–01 33 19 2001–02 28 24 *information no longer available
305WThe number of full time personnel includes those employed at any time during the Financial Year. Staff changes will cause these figures to be higher than those shown for established posts.
No records are held on the number of secondees to the Press Office.