Departmental Information Officers

Mr. Philip Hammond
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost to his Department was of employing press and media officers in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what the cost to his Department was of employing such staff in the financial year 1996-97, expressed in real terms.

Chris Bryant
This information is not held centrally and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.