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Cabinet Office

Answer

Mr. Laws: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) cost and (b) staffing were of the (i) Corporate Communication Team, (ii) Strategic Communication and Planning Team, (iii) Corporate Services Group, (iv) Government Information and Communication Service and (v) Media Monitoring Unit in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [99897] Mr. Alexander: Corporate Communication team and Strategic Communication and Planning team are part of the Communication Group within the Cabinet Office. As at 3 February 2003, there were 16 staff working in the Corporate Communication team and four working in the Strategic Communication and Planning team. These figures are rounded to full time equivalents. For the Corporate Communication team the 2002-03 estimated expenditure is £0.6 million. The Strategic Communication and Planning team does not have its own budget and its costs cannot be easily identified from other parts of Communication Group. As at 3 February 2003, there were 291 staff working in Corporate Services Group. The estimated expenditure for 2002-03 is £8 million. There are 23 staff, rounded to full time equivalents, working in the Government Information and Communication Service (excluding the Media and Monitoring Unit), with estimated expenditure costs of £4.1 million. This £4.1 million includes two budgets for this year only-- the Golden Jubilee with a forecast expenditure of £1.4 million and the Coalition Information Centre budget of £0.3 million, which was transferred to purchase IT equipment. The Media Monitoring Unit is part of the Government Information and Communication Service and there are 14 staff working in that unit. The Media Monitoring Unit is funded by subscriptions to recover its costs.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

99897; 401 c250-1W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Costs Finance Staff Cabinet Office Government Information and Communication Service Strategic Communications Unit Media Monitoring Unit Corporate Services Group

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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