§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many press releases were issued by his Department or its predecessor(a) between I May and 31 December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. [40040]
§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many press releases were issued by his Department(a) in each month between May and December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. [59469]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001. This involved the amalgamation of parts of the Department for Education and Employment (including the Employment Service) with the Department for Social Security.
It is not possible to disaggregate those press releases issued by DfEE relating solely to employment issues in the period requested. However, the press releases issued by the former DSS and the DWP are as follows:
Number of press releases 19971 197 1998 311 1999 270 2000 411 2001 260 1Between 1 May and 31 December