§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimate of the expenditure of his 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 he will list the newspapers and magazines purchased or subscribed to on a regular basis. [26664]
§ Mr. Tony Lloyd[holding answer 5 February 1998]: This Department purchases a range of newspapers and magazines. Expenditure on these was as follows:
- 1995–96: £102,109
- 1996–97: £115,322
- 1997–98: £95,934: year to 31 December 1997
- 1997–98: £119,000: full year estimate.