§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [149248]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 8 February 2001]: The number of MAFF News Releases put out for the years 1996–97 to date are as follows:
Year Number 1996–97 491 1997–98 467 1998–99 553 1999–2000 571 2000–01 1381 1 To date It is not possible to forecast the total number of MAFF Press Releases for this financial year.