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Department for Business and Trade: Information Officers

Asked by Kirsty BlackmanScottish National PartyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 48101

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, 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 Justin Madders

In the central Department for Business and Trade communications team, there are a total of 115 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.

Of this total, 22 work in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities. This is the latest available data from June 2024.

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