HC Deb 23 May 2002 vol 386 c482W
Pete Wishart

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many press releases were issued by her Department in each month between May and December 1997. [59492]

Ms Hewitt

The number of DTI press releases issued each month were:

DTI press releases May to December 1997
Month Number
May 35
June 63
July 75
August 38
September 53
October 66
November 78
December 72

These monthly statistics include number of statutory announcements (merger clearances, power station consents and company winding up petitions) that the Department is required to issue when individual decisions are made.