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Written question asked by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) on Thursday, 10 January 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 January 2013. It was answered by Sajid Javid (Conservative) on Monday, 28 January 2013 on behalf of the Treasury.


Press: Subscriptions

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 31 October 2012, Official Report, column 220W, on press subscriptions, how much his Department has spent on subscriptions since May 2010.

[137297]

Answer

Between May 2010 and December 2012 the Department spent £109,000 on newspaper subscriptions and £29,000 on magazine and periodical subscriptions.

The following figures provide a breakdown on expenditure per year from 2009 to 2012:

£
Newspapers
Periodicals
2009-10
185,103
4,547
2010-11
47,823
14,525
2011-12
33,814
7,939

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
137297; 557 cc622-3W
Session
2012-13
Related items
Press: Subscriptions
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Press Treasury Subscriptions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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