§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many copies of each evening newspaper published in the North-West of England are purchased by his Department to keep himself and senior civil servants informed of regional news and opinion.
§ Mr. ShoreEvening newspapers published in the North-West of England purchased by my Department are: twoEvening Posts (Lancs.), one Evening Telegraph (Lancs.), one Cumberland Evening News, one Liverpool Echo and six copies of the Manchester Evening News.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many copies of each weekly and biweekly newspaper published within Greater Manchester are purchased by his Department to keep himself, and senior civil servants informed of regional news and opinion.
§ Mr. ShoreTwo copies ofThe Guardian Weekly and one copy of the Stockport Advertiser and Stockport Express are purchased by my Department.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many copies of each of the following newspapers are purchased each day by his Department 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 Mail, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, respectively.
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§ Mr. ShoreCopies of the following newspapers are purchased:The Guardian, 37 copies, of which six are the northern edition; Daily Telegraph, 31 copies; Daily Mail, 16 copies; Daily Express, 18 copies; Daily Mirror, 19 copies.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what arrangements there are in his Department to monitor regional news programmes on television and local radio, to keep him, and senior civil servants, informed of regional news and opinion.
§ Mr. ShoreRegional staff of my own Department, assisted by the regional staff of the Central Office of Information, help to keep me informed of public opinion and local events throughout the country.