HC Deb 21 May 2004 vol 421 c1231W
Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many civil servants were employed by communication division in his Department on the last date for which figures are available. [174326]

Mr. McNulty

As at 1 May 2004, the number of staff employed in the Department's Communication Directorate was 73.1 (full time equivalents). This figure breaks down as follows:

Number
Director 1
Press Officers 15
Publications (print, publishing and external websites) 12
Publicity (campaigns) 10.8
Strategic Communications 8.8
Internal Communications 9.5
Business Management (finance, procurement, human resources, IT, business and secretarial support) 16
Total 73.1