Press/Public Relations Officers

HC Deb 13 February 2004 vol 418 cc334-5W

Mr. Curry

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many(a) press officers and (b) public relations officers were employed by Castle Vale Housing Action Trust in each year since 1997; [146031]

(2) how many (a) press officers and (b) public relations officers were employed by Liverpool Housing Action Trust in each year since 1997; [146032]

(3) how many (a) press officers and (b) public relations officers were employed by the Stonebridge Housing Action Trust in each year since 1997; [146033]

(4) how many (a) press officers and (b) public relations officers were employed by the Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust in each year since 1997. [146034]

Yvette Cooper

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created on 29 May 2002. At 1 April 2003 the number of full-time equivalent staff with press or public relations responsibilities in each of the Housing Action Trusts was:

	Full-time equivalent staff
Castle Vale	1.0
Liverpool	0.6
Stonebridge	0.1
Tower Hamlets	nil