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Departmental Press: Subscriptions

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The cost of press cuttings for each of the last 12 months for DEFRA and the Rural Payments Agency, the Environment Agency, Natural England, British Waterways, the Marine Management Organisation and those parts of the Forestry Commission that are funded by the UK Government are as follows. Executive agencies and NDPBs not listed do not receive a press cuttings service.The Department including its executive agenciesCore DEFRA"November 2009: £16,117.83""December 2009: £17,509.17""January 2010: £7,625.70""February 2010: £3,621.01""March 2010: £4,908.14""April 2010: £4,082.04""May 2010: £4,459.21""June 2010: £4,811.64""July 2010: £3,953.36""August 2010: £5,429.26""September 2010: £5,489.90""October 2010: £6,063.64"Rural Payments AgencyThe Rural Payments Agency has an annual subscription of £6960 for its press cuttings service, with additional monthly costs as follows."November 2009: £235.58""December 2009: £410.73""January 2010 :£357.61""February 2010: £357.61""March 2010: £386.62""April 2010: £383.12""May 2010: £451.08""June 2010: £367.80""July 2010: £412.11""August 2010: £229.94""September 2010: £300.90""October 2010: £236.09"Non-departmental public bodiesEnvironment Agency"November 2009: £8,582.47""December 2009: £8,241.58""January 2010: £7,422.30""February 2010: £7,364.56""March 2010: £7,239.8""April 2011: £6,970.45""May 2010: £6,418.50""June 2010: £6,857.94""July 2010: £8,115.91""August 2010: £6,911.11""September 2010: £6,985""October 2010: £7,240"Natural England"November 2009: £4,595""December 2009: £3,847""January 2010: £3,661""February 2010: £4,191""March 2010: £2,327""April 2010: £4,320""May 2010: £3,747""June 2010: £4,222""July 2010: £2,228""August 2010: £319""September 2010: £319""October 2010: £319"Marine Management OrganisationFigures are from March 2010 onwards, when the organisation was formed."March 2010: £395.02""April 2010: £223.16""May 2010: £144.46""June 2010: £214.90""July 2010: £264.16""August 2010: £554.12""September 2010: £362.14""October 2010: £460.94"British Waterways"November 2009: £2,576.14""December 2009: £2,082.12""January 2010: £2,044.86""February 2010: £1,196.70""March 2010: £1,493.90""April 2010: £1,322.70""May 2010: £1,164.30""June 2010: £994.70""July 2010: £1,868.10""August 2010: £1,434.30""September 2010: £1,612.50""October 2010: £1,788.90"Forestry Commission (combined figures for Forestry Commission England, Forest Research and Forestry Commission Great Britain)"November 2009: £1,168.75""December 2009: £1,168.75""January 2010: £1,168.75""February 2010: £1,168.75""March 2010: £1,168.75""April 2010: £1,168.75""May 2010: £1,168.75""June 2010: £1,168.75""July 2010: £1,192.92""August 2010: £1,168.75""September 2010: £1,168.75""October 2010: £1,168.75"

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

25490; 519 c686-7W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Press Subscriptions

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