§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many press releases were issued by his Department in the financial years(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98, (c) 1998–99 and (d) 1999–2000; how many have been issued in the current financial year; and what his estimate is of the total number for the current financial year. [149251]
§ Mr. Robin Cook[holding answer 8 February 2001]: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office issues a daily bulletin of ministerial engagements and announcements. We do not keep records of the number of additional press releases issued each year.