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Written question asked by Robert Halfon (Conservative) on Monday, 29 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 December 2010. It was answered by Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 7 December 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 his Department and its predecessors spent on press cuttings services in each year since 1997.
Answer

Spend on press cuttings services by the Department's Press Office since 2002-03 is:

Total excluding VAT (£)
2002-03 DTI 237,040.13
2003-04 DTI 229,177.49
2004-05 DTI 224,082.56
2005-06 DTI ¹189,759.41
2006-07 DTI 255,477.33
2007-08 DTI/BERR 228,651.51
2007-08 DIUS 43,083.97
2008-09 BERR 247,936.88
2008-09 DIUS 51,702.32
2009-10 BERR/BIS 275,977.22
2009-10 DIUS² 8,865.96
2010-11 BIS to October 2010 78,609.27
¹ This is for nine months; three months data not available. ² Before creation of BIS.

Information about spend on press cuttings before 2002-03 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.These figures cover the costs of producing and distributing electronic and printed copies of the daily press cuttings.Significant savings have been achieved in the current financial year by reducing the number of printed copies of the cuttings and by continuously refining the search terms.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
28157; 520 c237-8W
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