Transport written question – answered at on 27 October 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many press and communications officers are employed by (a) his Department, (b) its NDPBs and (c) its agencies.
The most recently compiled press officer and communications staff numbers in the central Department and Executive agencies are set out in the following table. Figures shown are for communications specialists engaged in a range of communications activities including news media (press officers), marketing, publicity, strategic communications, internal communications, e-communications and speechwriting. All figures are average or estimated full-time equivalent (FTE) staff employed.
Staff FTE | 2007-08 press officer activities | Estimated communicators February 2008 |
DfT Central | 13.8 | 57.9 |
DSA | 2 | 15 |
DVLA | 5 | 34.3 |
GCDA | 0 | 1 |
HA | 12.2 | 24.8 |
MCA | 2 | 5.5 |
VCA | 0 | 2.5 |
VOSA | 2 | 9 |
DfT agencies | 23.2 | 92.1 |
The DfT(C) figure is only for relevant staff working in the Department's Communication Directorate. DfT(C) also employs other staff who may perform communication roles but numbers for these and NDPBs are not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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