HC Deb 20 May 2002 vol 386 c56W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many press releases were issued by her Department(a) between 1 May and 31 December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive. [40038]

Mrs. Liddell

The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999. Since then, the following number of press releases have been issued:

Press releases
19991 98
2000 317
2001 265
1 1 July to 31 December