§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff are employed in the Department to work in the communications field, broken down by(a)Government Information and Communication Service staff and (b) other staff, broken down by (i) press officers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) others. [158161]
§ Mr. Caborn18 members of DCMS staff work in the communications field, of which 14 are Government Information and Communication Service staff. Of these 18 members of staff, 10 are press officers; none are special advisers; and eight others work on publicity, internal communications and administration.