§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Prime Minister what arrangements there are in his Office to monitor regional news programmes on television and local radio to keep him, and senior civil servants, informed of regional news and opinion.
§ The Prime MinisterI am kept informed of regional news programmes when necessary by the regional offices of the Central Office of Information and the Scottish Office, the Welsh Office and the Northern Ireland Office.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Prime Minister how many copies of each of the following newspapers are purchased each day by his Office in order to keep himself and senior civil servants informed and how many copies of each paper purchased are northern editions; The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily 267W Mail, Daily Express and Doily Mirror, respectively.
§ The Prime MinisterThe information is as follows:—
The Guardian … … … 13 Daily Telegraph … … … 12 Daily Mail … … … 9 Daily Express … … … 9 Daily Mirror … … … 9 The northern editions of these papers are purchased by the Central Office of Information in Manchester, which keeps in touch with my Press Office and provides Press cuttings when necessary.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Prime Minister (1) how many copies of each weekly, and bi-weekly, newspaper published within Greater Manchester are purchased by his Office to keep himself and senior civil servants informed of regional news and opinion;
(2) how many copies of each evening newspaper published in the North-West of England are purchased by his Office to keep himself and senior civil servants informed of regional news and opinion.
§ The Prime MinisterNone, but the Manchester office of the Central Office of Information keeps in touch with my Press Office and provides Press cuttings when necessary.