§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many press releases have been issued by her Department in each month of 2002. [59484]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe following table shows the number of press releases issued each month this year to date:
Month Number of press releases January 21 February 19 March 22 April 20 May 20 The above press releases can be accessed via the Department's website, www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/newslist.
§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many press releases were issued by her Department(a) in each month between May and December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. [59483]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisTable A shows the number of press releases issued between May and December in 1997
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Table A Month Number of press releases May 36 June 41 July 71 August 22
Table A Month Number of press releases September 35 October 43 November 49 December 41 Total 338 Table B shows number of press releases issued each year from 1998 to 2001.
Table B Date/Year Number of press releases 1998 598 1999 605 2000 538 2001 395 All press releases dating from 1998 can be accessed via the Department's website, www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/newslist. Press releases dating before 1998 can be accessed via the Central Office of Information (COI) website, www.newsrelease-archive.net/coi/departments.