Question follow-through · 48099

Cabinet Office: Information Officers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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.

answeredKirsty BlackmanCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
25 Apr 2025
Target answer date
30 Apr 2025
Answer
14 May 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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.

  2. 30 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 May 2025

    Answer published

    In the central Cabinet Office communications team, there are a total of 37 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals. Of this total, 14 are in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.This is the latest ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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