HC Deb 05 February 1998 vol 305 cc755-7W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what is her estimate of the expenditure of her Department on newspapers and magazines in(a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97, (c) 1997–98 to date and (d) 1997–98 full year; and if she will list the newspapers and magazines purchased or subscribed to on a regular basis. [26650]

Mr. Foulkes

Expenditure on newspapers and magazines was as follows:

£
Date Expenditure
1995–96 15,409
1996–97 15,507
1997–98 (full year) 15,943
1997–98 (to date) 12,476

The titles taken are:

  • Financial Times
  • Times
  • Sunday Times
  • Daily Telegraph
  • Sunday Telegraph
  • Guardian
  • Observer
  • Independent
  • Independent on Sunday
  • Le Monde
  • London Financial News
  • Daily Mail
  • Mail on Sunday
  • Express
  • Express on Sunday
  • Sun
  • Observer
  • Daily Mirror
  • News of the World
  • Evening Standard
  • The Herald
  • The Scotsman
  • East Kilbride News
  • Times Educational Supplement
  • Times Higher Educational Supplement
  • Times Literary Supplement
  • What's on in London
  • The List
  • Economist
  • Time
  • Newsweek
  • Spectator
  • Paris Match
  • New Scientist
  • European
  • Private Eye
  • Bookseller
  • West Africa
  • Flight
  • 757
  • Newsweek
  • Construction News
  • Farmers' Weekly
  • Tribune
  • Choice
  • Flight International
  • New Statesman.

We also take a number of free and paid-for professional journals.