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Written question asked by Bernard Jenkin (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2010. It was answered by Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Departmental Press: Subscriptions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months.
Answer

Spend on press cuttings services in the 12 months since October 2009 by the Department's Press Office is:

Month Total (excluding VAT) (£)
October 2009 15,479.58
November 2009 13,470.36
December 2009 12,006.92
January 2010 11,883.16
February 2010 11,292.40
March 2010 14,890.40
April 2010 12,361.06
May 2010 9,761.30
June 2010 7,302.04
July 2010 7,239.44
August 2010 8,076.64
September 2010 7,910.40
October 2010 9,369.12

These figures cover the costs of producing and distributing electronic and printed copies of the daily press cuttings. They excluded the copyright costs paid to the Newspaper Licensing Authority (NLA) via our press cuttings service provider.Information for spend on press cuttings services for non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
25496; 519 c335-6W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Press Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Subscriptions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk