HC Deb 18 June 2002 vol 387 cc280-1W
Pete Wishart

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many press releases have been issued by his Department in each month of 2002. [59496]

Beverley Hughes

The information is as follows.

Home Office Prison Service
January 29 5
February 27 4
March 31 4
April 26 2
May 33 4

Pete Wishart

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many press releases have been issued by his Department(a) in each month between May and December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. [59495]

Beverley Hughes

(a) The number of press releases issued by the Home Department between May and December 1997 was:

Number issued
May 16
June 24
July 43
August 19
September 31
October 59
November 40
December 39

In addition, the Prison Service issued 47 press releases during this period but a monthly breakdown is not available.

(b) The number of press releases issued in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive was:

1998 1999 2000 2001
Home Office 512 450 422 336
Prison Service 75 78 93 91
Probation Inspectorate 3 — 11 14
Prison Inspectorate 7 39 38 59
Police Inspectorate — — 1 2
Fire Inspectorate — — — 3