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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff were employed in the press office of the Northern Ireland Office on 1 January in each year since 1998. [HL4675]
The Northern Ireland Information Service (NIIS) conducts all press office work on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. In addition, it has since 1999 provided an in-house media monitoring service for Ministers, senior officials in the Northern Ireland Civil Service and a range of external stakeholders.
Over this period, staff within the service have also had responsibility for any premises-related issues that concern Block B, Castle Buildings.
Details of staffing levels within NIIS on 1 January of each year since 1998 are listed in the following table.
Year NIIS staff 1998 29 1999 45.5 2000 44 2001 30 2002 34 2003 41 2004 36 2005 37 2006 36.5 2007 36.5 2008 30.5 2009 29.5