Written question asked by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 March 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Magazine Press

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much funding their Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.

Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not hold separate financial data on magazine subscriptions as we do not allocate budget to that level of granularity. Many decisions are made by the UK's 281 embassies and diplomatic posts overseas or by individual departments in the UK. As a result, comprehensive information on individual magazine purchasing across the organisation is not centrally recorded and disaggregating this information would incur disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 16190
Session: 2023-24
Subjects: Magazine press Subscriptions Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk