Written question asked by Grant Shapps (Conservative) on Monday, 15 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 June 2009. It was answered by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 July 2009 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Departmental Press: Subscriptions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to which (a) magazines, (b) journals and (c) newspapers his Department subscribes; and what the cost of such subscriptions has been in each of the last three years.

Answer: Since the Department's formation in October 2008, Ministers and the Communications director have received the following publications:Ministers"Monday to Friday: 4 x Financial Times, 3 x The Times, 3 x Telegraph, 4 x Independent, 4 x Guardian 2 x Mail, 2 x Express, 3 x The Sun, 3 x The Mirror, 2 x The Star, 4 x Evening Standard and weekly Observer, Spectator, 2 x Economist, New Scientist. The total cost to the Department as of 31 May 2009 was £4,270.05."Communications"Monday to Saturday: Financial Times, Times, Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, Mail, Express, Sun, Mirror, Star and weekly Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, Observer, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Express, News of the World, People, Sunday Mirror, Daily Star Sunday, The Economist, Spectator, PR Week, Private Eye, New Statesman. The total cost to the Department as of 31 May 2009 was £2,025.73."The Department does not keep central records of all the remaining publications that it receives and this information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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