HC Deb 21 July 2004 vol 424 cc306-7W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997. [183859]

Mrs. McGuire

The Scotland Office was established on 1 July 1999. The Office has no staff working solely on public relations or publicity. The cost of press office staff was as follows:

£
1999–2000 1,244,078
2000–01 139,705
2001–02 134,702
2002–03 299,166
2003–04 3111,202
1 Part year cost from 1 July 1999. 2 Part year cost because of vacancies. 3 Estimated.

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