Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on communications staff in each year between 2010 and 2016.
The total salary costs (including National Insurance and pension costs) spent on communications staff between 2010-11 to 2015-16 is shown below:
Financial Year | Salary Costs* (£) |
2010-11 | 201,848 |
2011-12 | 262,350 |
2012-13 | 326,146 |
2013-14 | 183,271 |
2014-15 | 350,637 |
2015-16 | 330,759 |
* The spend on salaries includes staff on maternity leave and those covering their post in their absence.