HC Deb 17 February 1977 vol 926 cc327-8W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many copies of each of the, following newspapers, are purchased by his Department in odder to keep himself and senior civil servants informed: The Times, Financial Times, Yorkshire Post, and Birmingham Post, respectively.

Dr. J. Dickson Mabon

The number of copies of each paper specified purchased by my Department is as follows:

The Times 55
Financial Times 85
Yorkshire Post 2
Birmingham Post 2

Energy-related information appearing in these and other national and regional papers is circulated widely within my Department via an internal Press cuttings service.

Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) how many copies of each of the following newspapers are purchased every day by his Department in order to keep himself and senior civil servants informed on Scottish affairs: The Scotsman, The Glasgow Herald, the Press and Journal, the Daily Record, the Scottish Daily Express and the Dundee Courier and Advertiser;

(2) how many copies of each of the following newspapers are purchased every week by his Department in order to keep hint and his senior civil servants informed on Scottish affairs: the Sunday Post, the Sunday Mail and the Scottish Sunday Express.

Dr. J. Dickson Mabon

The information is as follows:

Scotsman 13
Glasgow Herald 11
Press and Journal 5
Daily Record 4
Scottish Daily Express 4
Dundee Courier and Advertiser 1
Sunday Post 5
Sunday Mail 5
Scottish Sunday Express 4

Energy-related information appearing in these and other national and regional papers is circulated widely within my Department via an internal Press cuttings service.

Mr. Moonman

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many copies of Labour Weekly are purchased by his Department to keep Ministers and senior civil servants informed of current Labour policy and thinking.

Dr. J. Dickson Mabon

Two copies ofLabour Weekly are purchased by my Department to enable it to keep itself informed of that paper's coverage of energy-related issues.

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