§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development how many senior departmental posts were advertised in each year since June 1999; and how many of those were advertised in the Scottish press. [120670]
§ Hilary BennDue to a change in DFID's advertising service provider, DFID only hold details of adverts placed since 2001.
Senior Departmental posts advertised each year since 2001 include:
Senior departmental posts advertised Financial year Number of senior departmental posts advertised Number advertised in Scottish media 2001–02 1 0 2002–03 6 0 2003–041 3 0 1 To date Our advertising service provider advises on which publications maximise value for money and circulation coverage. Many of the publications used, produce Scottish editions or have UK nationwide coverage.