Written question asked by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 January 2008. It was answered by Gordon Brown (Labour) on Friday, 22 February 2008 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Strategic Communications Unit

Question: To ask the Prime Minister (1) how many (a) civil servants, (b) special advisers and (c) other staff were employed by the No. 10 Strategic Communications Unit in each of the last five years;

Answer: For information for the financial year 2006-07 I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 October 2007, Official Report, columns 819-20W and to the answer I gave today (UIN 163573).For information for previous years I refer the hon. Member to the answers given by my predecessor (right hon. Tony Blair) on 30 November 2006, Official Report, columns 895-6W, 8 March 2004, Official Report, columns 1377-8W and, 25 March 2003, Official Report, columns 125-7W.

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