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Mr. Hordern
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of information officers, together with the number of supporting staff, in his Department in each of the last five years.
Mr. Humphrey Atkins
The figures for the last five years and for 1980 in the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments are as follows:
| 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | |
| Information Officers | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Support Staff | 35 | 34 | 31 |
| 62 | 60 | 57 | |
| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | |
| Information Officers | 27 | 24 | 25 |
| Support Staff | 33 | 32 | 29 |
| 60 | 56 | 54 |
Note: The figures shown relate to 1 January in each year.