Justin Madders
Shadow Minister (Health)
To ask the Attorney General, how many staff in his Department are employed in media relations and communications roles; and how much was spent on the salaries of such staff members in each of the last 10 years.
Robert Buckland
The Solicitor-General
The table below lists the numbers of civil servants employed in media relations and communications at the Law Officers’ Departments from 2008- 2016. Please note this is a snapshot figure, and may have varied slightly throughout the year. Figures for 2007 are not available.
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Date | Staff Numbers | Total Salaries | Staff Numbers AGO | Staff Numbers GLD | Staff Numbers HMCPSI | Total Salaries GLD, AGO, HMCPSI | Salaries for 33 people in media relations and communications roles. |
2008 | 6 | £194k | 1 | 2 | 2 | £138k | £1,128k |
2009 | 5 | £165k | 0 | 2 | 2 | £107k | £1,4157k |
2010 | 5 | £177k | 3 | 3* | 2 | £202k | £1,747k |
2011 | 7 | £241k | 3 | 3 | 2 | £266k | £1,605k |
2012 | 6 | £223k | 3 | 3 | 2 | £304k | £1,320k |
2013 | 5 | £189k | 3 | 4 | 2 | £361k | £1,221k |
2014 | 4 | £158k | 2 | 4 | 2 | £287k | £1,329k |
2015 | 5 | £189k | 2 | 5 | 2 | £353k | £1,136k |
20/16 | 5 | £195k | 2 | 5* | 2 | £321k | £1,082k |
* Includes one Agency worker who was not directly employed
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