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Written question asked by Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 March 2010. It was answered by Michael John Foster (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 April 2010 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Departmental Information Officers

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in current prices.
Answer

The Department for International Development (DFID) does not hold central records on the cost of individual press officers and this information could not be gathered for the years specified without incurring disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c1239W; 324797
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Department for International Development Information officers
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk