Written question asked by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 March 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence: Press

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what subscriptions to (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals his Department has paid for in each of the last three financial years.

Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Some information is available for the Directorate of Defence Communications (DDC) as the lead branch for communications within the Ministry of Defence. The total DDC spend for online and hard copy Newspapers for the last financial year is £12,500. Further information cannot be provided as it cannot be separated out from other expenditure nor is it readily available for previous financial years.

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