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Written question asked by Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 25 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Wednesday, 30 April 2025. A substantive answer was provided by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 8 May 2025 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Northern Ireland Office: Information Officers

Question

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.

Answer

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 latest available data from June 2024.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
48097
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Northern Ireland Office Information officers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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