HC Deb 08 February 2000 vol 344 c102W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many press releases his Department has issued in each year since 1995. [108599]

Ms Beverley Hughes

[holding answer 4 February 2000]: The information is as follows:

Number of press releases
Department of the Environment
1995 655
1996 579
19971 171
Department of Transport
1995 440
1996 410
19971 96
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
19972 586
1998 1,121
1999 1,248
1 1 January 1997 to 30 April 1997
2 1 May 1997 to 31 December 1997