Written evidence from the National Audit Office

RESPONSE TO QUESTION 122 OF ORAL EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
COMMITTEE ON MONDAY 25 JUNE

NUMBER OF STAFF IN PRESS OFFICE AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORATES WITHIN GOVERNMENT

Information compiled from written questions and answers in the House of Commons 2011-12

Department

Number of press officers

Total Communications
Directorate

Source date

Business, Innovation & Skills

27

95

30/11/2011
13/05/2011

Cabinet Office

28

95

16/05/2011

Communities & Local Government

15

52

12/12/2011

Culture, Media & Sport

10

46

07/12/2011

Education

15

69

13/12/2011

Agencies/NDPBs

information not provided

105

13/12/2011

Energy & Climate Change

information not provided

20

05/12/2011

Agencies/NDPBs

information not provided

22

05/12/2011

Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

17 FTEs

52 FTEs

11/01/2012

Agencies/NDPBs

35 FTEs

176 FTEs

11/01/2012

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

28

93

05/12/2011

 

17 FTE

60 FTE

05/12/2011

Health

34 FTE

information not provided

06/09/2011 
13/06/2011

HM Revenue & Customs

public information not available

 

 

HM Treasury

27

11

13/12/2011

Home Office

29

96

05/12/2011

Agencies/NDPBs

25

196

05/12/2011

International Development

11

48 FTE

06/12/2011

Ministry of Justice

34 FTEs

165 FTEs

19/12/2011

Agencies/NDPBs

15 FTEs

114 FTEs

19/12/2011

Ministry of Defence

108 inMoD/armed

649 in MoD/armed

08/12/2011

 

forces

forces

 

Transport

14 FTE

54

19/05/2011

Agencies/NDPBs

22 FTE

101

19/05/2011

Work & Pensions

21

112

12/12/2011

Agencies/NDPBs

21

151

12/12/2011

Figures, where supplied by departments as Full Time Equivalent numbers of staff, rounded to nearest whole number

July 2012