§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the newspapers subscribed to(a) Monday to Saturday and (b) on Sunday by his Department, stating for each subscription (i) the number of copies taken, and (ii) the annual cost. [52835]
§ Mr. Nicholas Brown[holding answer 26 April 2002]: The information requested is in the table.
DWP Library subscription to Newspapers as of 26 April 2002— cost showing annual average figure Newspaper Number Cost (£) Monday-Friday Financial Times 27 6,480.00 Times 21 2,016.00 Daily Telegraph 18 2,160.00 Guardian 19 2,280.00 Independent 18 2,160.00 Daily Mail 13 1,248.00 The Express 8 672.00 Daily Mirror 12 844.80 Sun 11 792.00 Eastern Daily Press 1 240.00 Le-Monde 1 240.00 Daily Star 7 504.00 Daily Record 3 252.00 Evening Standard 8 756.00 Evening Standard—News extra 10 840.00 Scotsman 4 480.00 Morning Star 2 288.00 Liverpool Echo 2 480.00 Manchester Evening News 1 240.00 Total number and (annual costs) 186 22,972.80 Saturday Times 2 67.20 Daily Telegraph 2 — Guardian 2 96.00 Independent 2 86.40 Daily Mail 1 28.80 The Express 2 24.00 Daily Mirror 1 21.60 Sun 1 19.20 Le-Monde 1 48.00 Daily Star 1 16.80 Daily Record 1 19.20 Scotsman 1 48.00 Total number and (annual costs) 17 475.20 Sunday Sunday FT 8 384.00 Sunday Times 2 115.20 Sunday Telegraph 2 96.00 Sunday Observer 2 115.20 Sunday Independent 2 115.20 Mail on Sunday 1 52.80 The Sunday Express 1 48.00 Sunday Mirror 1 48.00 News of the World 1 31.20 Sunday People 1 31.20 Sunday Post — 31.20 Scotland on Sunday — 38.40 Sunday Business 1 24.00 Total number and (annual costs) 22 1,130.40