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Mr. Freud
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report the number, and the average cost, of information officers employed by his Department at the beginning of each of the last four years.
Mr. Mark Carlisle
The number and total cost of information officer group staff employed by my Department at the beginning of each of the last four years and on 1 January 1980 was
| Total cost | ||
| Number | £ | |
| 1 January 1976 | 19 | 127,000 |
| 1 January 1977 | 19 | 136,000 |
| 1 January 1978 | 18 | 140,000 |
| 1 January 1979 | 19 | 176,000 |
| 1 January 1980 | 18 | 182,000 |