Monitoring Unit

HC Deb 02 May 2000 vol 349 cc83-4W

Mr. Lansley

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the cost of the Government Information and Communications Service Media Monitoring Unit was in 1999–2000. [120013]

Mr. Stringer

£535,000, subject to final reconciliation of outstanding invoices. These costs are recovered from a large number of Departments out of their existing funds. The Cabinet Office contribution is £25,000.