Mass Media: Subscriptions

Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 21 July 2014.

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Photo of Andrew Slaughter Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.

Photo of Kris Hopkins Kris Hopkins The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

The Department subscribes to Swets Information Services Ltd and Jones Yarrell Leadenhall Ltd for our newspapers and magazines.

The Department spent £113,308 on newspapers, periodicals and magazines in 2009-10; this was reduced by 78% to £24,879 in 2013-14 and we are taking further steps to reduce administrative spending across the board.

On television channels, we do not currently subscribe to any channels. By contrast, the Department under the last Administration spent £5,549 on premium Sky channels, which included television for the (now closed) Darts Bar.

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