§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost at current prices of his Department's Information Division in 1996-97.[36185]
§ Ms JowellThe cost of the Department's press and publicity division (formally information division) for 1996/97, inflated to current prices, was £2,757,727. Press and publicity division is comprised of a news branch, containing the press office and public inquiry office, together with a publicity branch. In addition the cost of the Department's storage, distribution and fulfilment was £2,741,355.