Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff are (a) permanently assigned and (b) loaned to the New Media Unit; and what is the target for the total number of staff once it is fully recruited.

The New Media Unit currently has 19 FTE, of which 17 are permanent and 2 are loanees. Assuming the NMU is fully staffed with a consistent grade mix, throughout the financial year the annual salary costs currently would be circa £1.28 million.