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Mr. Stoddart
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many press and information officers are employed by his Department ; how many are Service and how many are civilian personnel ; and if he will give the same information in respect of 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977.
Dr. Gilbert
The following table sets out the information requested. Figures relate to 1st April in each case.
| Civilian | Service | |
| 1974 | 172 | 58 |
| 1975 | 164 | 56 |
| 1976 | 171 | 57 |
| 1977 | 168 | 56 |
| 1978 | 151 | 58 |