§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Prime Minister how many press releases were issued by his Office in(a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999 and (d) this year to date; and what the total cost of the production and issuing of these press releases was in each year. [132755]
§ The Prime MinisterAs was the case under the previous Administration, the majority of press releases issued by my office relate either to appointments or speeches.
Information on the number of press releases issued by my Office is as follows:
Year Number of press notices 19971 119 1998 204 1999 138 20002 106 1 From 1 May 2 To date Information on staff time spent on the preparation of press releases or costs incurred in their distribution is not separately recorded.