§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will set out the conventions governing the propriety and cost of press releases issued by her Department, its agencies and non-departmental bodies; and what is the total cost of the press releases issued since May 1997. [71467]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 16 February 1999]The cost of Information Services issuing press releases from May 1997 to date is as follows:
- Paper £63.75
- Post £44,032.40
- Total £44,096.15.
§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many press releases have been issued by her Department, its agencies and non-departmental bodies in each of the years 1990 to 1998. [71452]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 16 February 1999]: The Information Services have issued the following press releases:
Year 1990 (approx) 1,380 1991 (approx) 1,400 1992 (approx) 1,250 1993 1,355 1994 1,080 1995 1,223 1996 1,117 1997 1,180 1998 1,313