§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many press releases have been issued so far this year; and what the total cost of the production and issuing of press releases was in(a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999 and (d) 2000 to date. [132771]
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§ Mr. RookerThe information is in the table.
The total cost of the production and issuing of press releases between January 1997-June 2000 1997 1998 1999 2000 DSS Issued 291 311 270 212 Cost (£) 29,990 32,052 27,826 21,849 Benefits Agency Issued 60 42 48 29 Cost (£) 6,184 4,329 4,947 2,989 Contributions Agency (CA) Issued 50 10 3 — Cost (£) 5,153 1,031 309 — Child Support Agency (CSA) Issued 10 4 — — Cost (£) 1,031 412.24 — — Notes:
1. The Contributions Agency transferred to the Inland Revenue on 31 October 1999.
2. Figures for CSA in 1999 and 2000 come within the total figure for DSS.
3. Figures rounded to the nearest £.