§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the cost to date of media monitoring carried out on behalf of the information directorate; and if he will make a statement. [25489]
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 16 April 1996]: The contract for media monitoring was awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering exercise. The actual cost of the contract is a matter of commercial confidence.
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