HC Deb 24 May 2002 vol 386 cc646-7W
Pete Wishart

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many press releases have been issued by her Department to date in each month of 2002. [59501]

Mr. Caborn

The number of press releases issued by the Department for Culture Media and Sport to date in each month of 2002 is as follows:

Press Releases for 2002 per Month
January 27
February 15
March 33
April 26
May (so far) 15
Total to present date 87

Pete Wishart

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 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. [59500]

Mr. Caborn

The number of press releases issued by the Department for Culture Media and Sport in each month(a) between May and December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive is as follows:

(a)
May—December 1997
May 27
June 29
July 40
August 14
September 27
October 41
November 34
December 35
Total 247

(b)
1998–2001
1998 319
1999 315
2000 332
2001 324
Total 1290