Written question asked by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 November 2010. It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 November 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Departmental Press: Subscriptions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health to which local newspapers his Department had a subscription between June 2007 and May 2010; on what date each such subscription started; and what the cost to the public purse was of such subscriptions.

Answer

The following table shows the cost of local newspapers purchased for the Department on a regular basis during the period June 2007 to May 2010:

Title	Cost (£)
Yorkshire Post	583
Yorkshire Evening Post	56
Evening Standard	8,866
Birmingham Post	91
Manchester Evening News	423
Western Morning News	348
Total	10,367
Notes:
l. Subscription commencement dates are not available as the Department purchases newspapers on a month by month basis to allow for any weekly demands or changes.
2. This covers titles purchased by the Library only. Information is not held centrally on items purchased by individual business units.

Secondary information