HC Deb 11 February 2002 vol 380 cc43-4W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the(a) conferences, (b) seminars,(c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-Departmental premises in each of the last four years giving the title, purpose, date and cost of each. [34277]

Mr. Paul Murphy

This information is not held in the form requested.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the expenditure of his(a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies on newspaper advertising by title in each year since 1997. [26980]

Mr. Paul Murphy

The Wales Office does not exercise any functions which ordinarily require it to place advertisements. Information for the former Welsh Office is not readily available.