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Northern Ireland Office: Information Officers

Asked by Kirsty BlackmanScottish National PartyNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 8 May 2025UIN 48097

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

Answered by Hilary Benn

In the central Northern Ireland Office communications team, there are a total of ten full-time equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.

Of this total, six work in the media team which covers press and media responsibilities.

This is the latest available data from June 2024.

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