A question on #NorthernIrelandOffice #InformationOfficers tabled by Kirsty Blackman on 25-04-2025 has been answered by Hilary Benn.

Heading: Northern Ireland Office: Information Officers
Question ID: 1797268
UIN: 48097
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-25
Asking Member ID: 4357
Asking Member display name: Kirsty Blackman
Asking Member handle: KirstySNP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @KirstySNP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
Is named day: true
Date of holding answer: 2025-04-30
Date answered: 2025-05-08
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 413
Answering Member display name: Hilary Benn
Answering Member handle: hilarybennmp
Answering Member Twitter reference: @hilarybennmp
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Answer text: In the central Northern Ireland Office communications team, there are a total of ten full-time equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.Of this total, six work in the media team which covers press and media responsibilities.This is the la...
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Answering body ID: 21
Answering body name: Northern Ireland Office
Tweeted: true