Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 June 2003. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 June 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff have been employed in the Ministerial Correspondence Unit of the Department in each of the last two years. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff have been employed in the Ministerial Correspondence Unit of the Department in each of the last two years. [115887] Dr. Moonie: The Ministry of Defence has employed seven staff in its Ministerial Correspondence Unit in each of the last two years. Three of these staff have other duties not directly related to processing correspondence--such as managing the Private Office budget, supporting Ministers during Defence debates in the House, and general administrative support to the Department's Parliamentary Branch.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 115887; 406 c441W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Correspondence Government departments Staff Ministers Ministry of Defence
Contains statistics: Yes
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