HC Deb 24 October 2002 vol 391 c473W
Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many posts were advertised in the press in each year since June 1999; and what percentage of them were advertised in the Scottish press. [76853]

Clare Short

The information in the table below refers to the number of advertisements placed in the press rather than posts advertised—details of which are not maintained. The figures for 1999 are for the full year as monthly information is no longer available for that year.

Year Total Advertisements Placed Total Placed in Scottish Press
1999 275 Information not available
2000 166 3
2001 122 4
2002 1 January— 79 3
30 September