§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the(a) number and (b) total cost of television licences paid for by her Department. [48340]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 10 April 2002]: The Department does not hold centrally a record of its television licences. Records are, though, held centrally for televisions in the Department's London buildings. For these my Department holds three television licences each of which are priced at £104.00 per annum, totalling £312.00.
§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the number of subscriptions to(a) digital terrestrial, (b) digital satellite and (c) digital cable television held by 601W her Department for services in any departmental building from which Ministers work stating for each subscription its (i) cost and (ii) purpose. [48341]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 10 April 2002]: DEFRA Ministers and their private offices operate solely from Nobel House, Smith Square, London. There are currently no subscriptions to any digital services into the building. All cable services are currently provided as analogue.