HC Deb 14 March 2002 vol 381 cc1227-8W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many press releases were issued by his Department(a) between 1 May and 31 December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. [40035]

Angela Eagle

The number of press releases issued by the Department was:

19971 1998 1999 2000 2001
Home Office 271 512 450 422 336
Prison service 672 75 78 93 91
Probation inspectorate 2 3 — 11 14
Prisons inspectorate — 7 39 38 59
Police inspectorate — — — 1 2
Fire inspectorate 1 — — — 3
1 May to 31 December 1997
2 Figure is for the full year.