§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997. [183849]
§ Maria EagleThe Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001 from the former Department of Social Security, parts of the former Department for Education and Employment and the Employment Service. The available information is in the table.
DWP salary costs for employees working in publicity and public relations £ Publicity Press officers/public relations Total 2001–02 (from June 2001) 1,407,738 816,725 2,224,463 2002–03 1,667,295 1,739,935 3,407,230 2003–04 1,569,683 1,482,811 3,052,494 Notes: 1. Information on costs prior to June 2001 is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. 2. The figures refer to staff in the DWP Communications Directorate and exclude staff in marketing roles in the Department's customer facing businesses, or supporting and delivering marketing activity at local level. This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.