Defence, Press And Broadcasting Committee Mr. Christopher Price asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Committee in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. Mr. Pym The main cost of the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Committee lies in the salaries of the secretary of the committee and his personal assistant, which amounted to the following sums in the years given: ------ | | ------ |1975| ------ |1976| ------ |1977| ------ |1978| ------ |1979| ------