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Written question asked by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Friday, 8 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Magazine Press

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department (a) allocated for and (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.

Answer

Budgets are not allocated to this level of detail. The annual Library budget allocation does not provide specific allocation to magazine subscription. The overall budget allocation covers magazines, (e-)books, print and online journals, document delivery, memberships, news coverage, analytical/economic tools and reference/full text databases.

The allocated library budget and spend on magazines and journals over the last three years since 2021/22 is outlined below.

Financial Year

Total Library budget

Spend on magazine and journals

2021/22

£780,000

£487,281.54

2022/23

£1,043,000

£412,074.32

2023/24

£1,247,000

£538,098.20

Defra Library purchases magazines and journals for Defra, Animal and Plant Health Agency and Natural England staff to support them in their role.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16119
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Magazine press Subscriptions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk