HC Deb 16 December 1993 vol 234 c785W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

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

Mr. Howard

The number of news releases issued by the Home Office for each full calendar year since 1979 is:

Number
1979 250
1980 249
1981 237
1982 207
1983 249
1984 327
1985 346
1986 406
1987 384
1988 476
1989 500
1990 475
1991 510
1992 348