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Departmental Press: Subscriptions

Original answer

The Department has taken steps to reduce the cost of receiving press cuttings over the last 12 months. We have now reduced our monthly spend by more than half and continue to look at ways to make further reductions.Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)Cost per month for DWP access to press cuttings service (excluding VAT):

	Cost (£)
2009
November	21,656.68
December	17,211.97
2010
January	15,543.40
February	18,747.85
March	22,713.40
April	17,771.14
May	16,211.79
June	17,834.22
July	15,992.68
August	7,649.03
September	7,130.45
October	10,681.51

NDPBs costsChild Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC)Cost per month for CMEC access to press cuttings service (excluding VAT):

	Cost (£)
2009
November	293.42
December	225.69
2010
January	262.09
February	267.33
March	298.06
April	216.46
May	172.34
June	229.75
July	531.81
August	341.22
September	267.69
October	390.13

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)¹Cost per month for HSE access to press cuttings service (excluding VAT):"¹ The increase in costs for September 2010 was primarily due to an unusually busy period for health and safety news including the publication of the Lord Young Report."

	Cost (£)
2009
November	2,490
December	2,215
2010
January	2,489
February	2,580
March	2,838
April	2,717
May	2,101
June	1,720
July	1,729
August	3,265
September	6,141
October	¹—
¹ Unavailable. Note: Figures rounded to the nearest pound.

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) corporationCost per month for NEST access to press cuttings service (excluding VAT):

	Cost (£)
2009
November	1,283
December	1,387
2010
January	1,975
February	2,083
March	2,680
April	2,461
May	2,261
June	1,396
July	2,233
August	2,098
September	2,558
Note: Figures rounded to the nearest pound.

Pension Protection Fund (PPF)Cost per month for PPF access to press cuttings service (excluding VAT):

	Cost (£)
2009
November	1,298
December	1,246
2010
January	977
February	1053
March	1,132
April	1,158
May	1,066
June	1,581
July	1,242
August	930
September	1,020
October	1,468
Note: Figures rounded to the nearest pound.

Remploy LtdCost per month for Remploy access to press cuttings service (excluding VAT):

	Cost (£)
2009
November	375
December	395
2010
January	285
February	450
March	270
April	310
May	405
June	345
July	240
August	490
October	560
Note: Figures rounded to the nearest pound.

Disability Employment Advisory Committee (DEAC)"Nil costs."Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board (DLAAC)"Nil costs."Equality 2025"Nil costs."Industrial Injuries Advisory Council IIAC)"Nil costs."Pension Ombudsman/Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman (PO/PPFO)"Nil costs."Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)"Nil costs."The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS)"Nil costs."The Pensions Regulator"Nil costs."

It has since been corrected.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

25480; 519 c786-8W

Session

2010-12

Related items

Parliamentary Written Question (Correction)
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Written statements
House of Commons

Correction to Commons Written Answer
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Written statements
House of Lords

Notes

Answer corrected on 15 December 2010 at 520 c110WS.

Subjects

Department for Work and Pensions Press Subscriptions

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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