§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment 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 228W date and (d) 1997–98 full year; and if he will list the newspapers and magazines purchased or subscribed to on a regular basis. [26685]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 5 February 1998]: The DfEE Information and Library Network (ILN) purchases a range of newspapers and magazines. The overall spend is detailed in the table.
Date £ 1995–96 12,970 1996–97 15,790 1997–98 113,890 1997–98 215,208 1 to end of February. 2 full year estimate.