HC Deb 16 December 1993 vol 234 cc900-1W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many press releases his Department has issued in each year since 1979.

Mr. Hanley

Details of press releases issued by the Ministry of Defence before 1985 are not available. Since that year, the number of press releases issued centrally by the MOD have been as follows:

Number
1985 207
1986 190
1987 119
1988 149
1989 165
1990 263
1991 259
1992 307
1993 1181
1to 14 December

Command and district offices and bases of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force are encouraged to issue press releases to their local media. Full records of these are not maintained.