Written question asked by Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 September 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 September 2010. It was answered by Robert Neill (Conservative) on Monday, 4 October 2010 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Departmental Press: Subscriptions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on newspapers for Ministers and special advisers in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.

Answer: For information on the cost of newspapers and periodicals for ministerial offices in 2008-09, I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) on 7 July 2009, Official Report, columns 702-04W. The total cost of newspapers and periodicals for ministerial offices in 2009-10 was £24,608.43. These costs were in addition to two media monitoring contracts with Durrants and Precise. The new Government consider this expenditure wasteful, and as outlined in my Department's press release, of 11 September, we have consolidated seven sets of papers and periodicals for Ministers and special advisers down to one set.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 15043; 515 c1272W
Session: 2010-12
Subjects: Press Department for Communities and Local Government Subscriptions
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk