HC Deb 13 December 1993 vol 234 cc518-9W
Mrs. Ray Michie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many press notices have been released by each office in his Department per month in each year since 1987.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 10 December 1993]: The Scottish Office information directorate issues news releases for all Departments within the Scottish Office. The following table shows the number issued per month in each year since 1987:

Month 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
January 137 139 156 169 119 157 129
February 139 228 125 150 163 180 152
March 206 132 173 225 194 170 216
April 203 187 198 165 165 56 157
May 150 210 173 193 176 150 150
June 116 211 164 194 204 188 151
July 204 208 134 166 195 179 133
August 140 162 186 123 118 168 107
September 245 125 200 158 167 175 230
October 216 208 195 153 162 184 197
November 184 207 175 161 187 220 160
December 130 214 210 151 178 166 160
ANNUAL TOTAL 2,070 2,231 2,089 2,008 2,028 1,993 1 1,845
1 As at 8 December 1993.

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