HC Deb 15 March 2004 vol 419 c51W
Matthew Taylor

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs 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. [158173]

Mr. Lammy

The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA), which includes its agencies—the Court Service and the Public Guardianship Office (PG0)— employs 60 staff in communications work. This figure comprises 24 staff of the Government Information and Communication Service (GICS) and 36 others.

Number
Department for Constitutional Affairs HQ:
(a) GICS staff:
(i) Press Officers 13
(ii) Special Advisers 0
(iii) Others 11
(b) Other staff:
(i)Press Officers 1
(ii) Special Advisers 2
(iii) Others 10
Court Service:
(a) GICS staff:
(i) Press Officers 0
(ii) Special Advisers 0
(iii) Others 0
(b) Other staff:
(i) Press Officers 0
(ii) Special Advisers 0
(iii) Others 20
Public Guardianship Office:
(a) GICS staff:
(i) Press Officers 0
(ii) Special Advisers 0
(iii) Others 0
(b) Other staff:
(i) Press Officers 1
(ii) Special Advisers 0
(iii) Others 2

Note: 'Oters'includes staff working on publications, publicity, internal communications, websites and administration.