§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many press releases were issued by his Department in the financial years(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98, (c) 1998–99 and (d) 1999–2000; how many have been issued in the current financial year; and what his estimate is of the total number for the current financial year. [149253]
§ Mr. Wills[holding answer 8 February 2001]: The number of press releases issued by my Department is as follows:
Financial year Number 1996–97 382 1997–98 538 1998–99 582 1999–2000 596 2000–01 (to end January 2001) 523 It is not possible at this time to give an estimate of what the final figure will be for the financial year 2000–01.