Both Houses and the Scottish Parliament organise their communications/press and public relations functions in different ways which makes it hard to compare figures directly. Consequently, the figures below simply compare the number of FTEs employed predominantly on dealing with press/media.<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | House of Lords<\/strong><\/p><\/td> House of Commons<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Scottish Parliament<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> FTEs employed on press/media<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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