Press Releases

HC Deb 16 December 1993 vol 234 cc829-30W

Mr. Matthew Taylor

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

Mr. Norris

The number of Department of Transport press notices issued nationally since 1984 was as follows:

	Number
1984	584
1985	511
1986	601
1987	619
1988	623
1989	558
1990	461
1991	392
1992	379
1993	1503
1 to 13 December 1993.

Before 1984, issue of press notices was a common service of the Department of Transport, Environment and Property Services Agency and information concerning the number of press notices issued separately on transport is not available.