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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 John Penrose (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 December 2010 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Departmental Press: Subscriptions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on press cuttings services in each year since 1997.
Answer

The amounts spent by the Department on press cuttings in each year since 1997 are set out in the following table:

Cost £ (exc. VAT)
2009-10 48,374.06
2008-09 45,402.86
2007-08 68,072.16
2006-07 86,945.43
2005-06 61,690.33
2004-05 62,958.24
2003-04 70,384.48
2002-03 55,363.64
2001-02 56,652.75
2000-01 50,488.37
1999-2000 46,575.73
1998-99 33,830.58
1997-98 25,478.99

These costs include copyright charges to the Newspaper Licensing Agency paid via our press cuttings service provider.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
28139; 520 c779W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Press Department for Culture, Media and Sport Subscriptions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk