§ Pete WishartTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many press releases were issued by his Department in each month between May and December 1997; [59479]
(2) how many press releases have been issued by his Department in each month of 2002. [59480]
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§ Mr. LeslieThe number of press releases issued by the Cabinet Office for each month to date in 2002 is as follows:
Date No. January 2002 5 February 2002 13 March 2002 8 April 2002 4 To 22 May 2002 5 The number of press releases issued each month between May and December 1997 inclusive are listed follows:
Date No. May 1997 15 June 1997 13 July 1997 21 August 1997 5 September 1997 9 October 1997 12 November 1997 22 December 1997 7 The figures provided above for both 1997 and 2002 do not include operational notes/invitations, but do include Privy Council Office press releases which are issued on its behalf by the Cabinet Office press office.
Lists and copies of Cabinet Office press releases are available on its public Internet website.