To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many press officers are employed by (a) the British Nuclear Group and (b) British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. (154124)

Following the strategy announced by the Secretary of State for the British Nuclear Group businesses in October 2006, all corporate activities previously undertaken by British Nuclear Group have been transferred to its parent company BNFL. BNFL has a small corporate centre to oversee its businesses and manage the ongoing restructuring, which includes one press officer. The subsidiary businesses of BNFL, namely Sellafield, Nexia Solutions and Project Services, employ 7.5 full-time equivalent press officers.