§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the total expenditure of his Department, agencies and related public bodies on newspapers and magazines in(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98, (c) 1998–99 and (d) 1999–2000; if he will list (i) the titles taken and (ii) which titles have been added and which deleted since 1 May 1997; and if he will make a statement. [69198]
§ Mr.Dewar[holding answer 8 February 1999]: My Departement purchases or obtains free of charge a wide range of newspapers and periodical publications. A list of 256W their titles and those added and deleted since 1 May 1997 has been placed in the House Library. Information about non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally. Details of the total cost for my Departments and Executive Agencies are as follows:
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Departments/agencies £ The Scottish Office 1996–97 220,116 1997–98 212,431 1998–99 (estimate) 210,113 1999–2000 Budget not yet set Historic Scotland 1996–97 5,220 1997–98 5,644 1998–99 6,000 1999–2000 6,700 Scottish Agricultural Science Agency 1996–97 23,595 1997–98 26,264 1998–99 30,021 1999–2000 30,500 Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 1996–97 1,507 1997–98 1,906 1998–99 1,960 1999–2000 Budget not yet set Scottish Prison Service 1996–97 2,251 1997–98 2,624 1998–99 2,808 1999–2000 2,878 Student Awards Agency for Scotland 1996–97 52 1997–98 71 1998–99 81 1999–2000 90 Scottish Office Pensions Agency 1996–97 1,346 1997–98 1,704 1998–99 1,032 1999–2000 1,200 Fisheries Research Services 1996–97 76,400 1997–98 79,300 1998–99 97,336 1999–2000 Budget not yet set General Register Office for Scotland 1996–97 975 1997–98 994 1998–99 1,009 1999–2000 1,044 National Archives of Scotland (formerly Scottish Record Office) 1996–97 2,699 1997–98 2,371 1998–99 2,338 1999–2000 2,206 Registers of Scotland 1996–97 Not available 1997–98 5,605 1998–99 5,524 1999–2000 5,700
Departments/agencies £ Scottish Courts Administration 1996–97 643 1997–98 705 1998–99 721 1999–2000 756 Scottish Court Service 1996–97 324 1997–98 338 1998–99 411 1999–2000 411 From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.