§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her estimate is of the expenditure of her Department on newspapers, magazines and periodicals in each of the last four years. [30086]
§ Dr. HowellsThe Department for Culture, Media and Sport spend was as follows:
Type of publication 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Newspapers 9,135 8,747 10,800 12,221 13,432 Magazines 8,440 7,015 7,371 6,917 8,068 Periodicals 8,167 7,447 10,185 6,498 6,734 Total 25,742 23,209 28,356 25,636 28,234