Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
In the central MHCLG communications team, there are a total of 53 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.
Of this total, 19 work in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.
This is the latest available data from June 2024.