– Scottish Parliament written question – answered on 15th May 2006.
Annabel Goldie
Conservative
Question S2W-25532
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has paid each (a) national, (b) local and (c) evening newspaper in Scotland, including for advertising and provision of supplements, in each of the last 10 years.
Tom McCabe
Labour
The information requested is not held centrally by The Scottish Executive, however our current media buying agency has provided this information at no cost to the Executive. The information on spend for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 July 2004 is available at cost from our previous media buyer. The figures prior to 1 January 2003 are not available.
The Scottish Executive spend with (a) national, (b) local and (c) evening newspaper in Scotland, including for advertising and provision of supplements from 1 August 2004 to 31 March 2006 is as follows:
| 1 August 2004 to 31 March 2005 | Spend |
| National UK | |
| Guardian | £26,739.00 |
| Daily Mail | £7,400.00 |
| Mail On Sunday | £3,333.00 |
| Daily Express | £4,000.00 |
| Sunday Express | £3,200.00 |
| Sunday Times | £3,600.00 |
| Independent | £18,600.00 |
| Sun | £82,281.00 |
| News Of The World | £24,490.00 |
| Metro | £87,728.00 |
| Total | £261,371.00 |
| Scottish Daily Titles | |
| Daily Record | £216,565.00 |
| Scotsman | £58,742.00 |
| Glasgow Herald | £74,888.00 |
| Glasgow Sunday Herald | £223,544.00 |
| Sunday Mail | £76,238.00 |
| Sunday Post | £21,120.00 |
| Scotland On Sunday | £32,975.00 |
| Total | £704,072.00 |
| Scottish Evening Titles | |
| Aberdeen Evening Express | £28,725.00 |
| Dundee Evening Telegraph | £3,167.00 |
| Glasgow Evening Times | £43,512.00 |
| Edinburgh Evening News | £24,186.00 |
| Total | £99,590.00 |
| Local Press Titles | |
| Dundee Courier | £48,169.00 |
| Aberdeen Press and Journal | £62,780.00 |
| Aberdeen Citizen | £4,740.00 |
| Aberdeen Independent | £5,499.76 |
| Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser | £5,528.56 |
| Alloa and Hillfoots Advertiser | £4,095.76 |
| Annandale Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Annandale Observer | £4,095.76 |
| Arbroath Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald | £4,673.47 |
| Arran Banner | £4,095.76 |
| Ayr Advertiser | £577.71 |
| Ayrshire Post | £7,895.42 |
| Banffshire Journal | £5,849.76 |
| Barrhead News | £4,095.76 |
| Bellshill Speaker | £4,095.76 |
| Berwickshire News and East Lothian Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Bishopbriggs Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Blairgowrie Advertiser | £4,095.76 |
| Boness Journal | £4,095.76 |
| Border Telegraph | £4,095.76 |
| Brechin Advertiser | £5,499.76 |
| Broughty Ferry Guide | £4,095.76 |
| Buchan Observer | £7,485.76 |
| Clydebank Post | £4,095.76 |
| Campbeltown Courier and Argyllshire Advertiser | £4,095.76 |
| Carluke Gazette | £4,095.76 |
| Carnoustie Gazette | £4,095.76 |
| Carrick Herald | £577.71 |
| Central Fife Times and Advertiser | £4,095.76 |
| Clydebank Post | £4,095.76 |
| Cumbernauld News | £4,095.76 |
| Cumnock Chronicle | £4,673.47 |
| Deeside Independent | £4,095.76 |
| Deeside Piper and Inverurie Herald | £1,404.00 |
| Deeside/Donside Piper | £4,095.76 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Standard | £6,829.76 |
| Dunbarton and Lennox Herald | £1,079.00 |
| Dumfermline Press | £4,095.76 |
| East Fife Mail | £4,095.76 |
| East Kilbride News | £5,528.56 |
| East Lothian Courier | £4,724.76 |
| East Lothian News | £4,095.76 |
| Edinburgh Herald and Post | £3,300.00 |
| Ellon Time and East Gordon Advertiser | £4,095.76 |
| Falkirk Herald | £8,646.00 |
| Fife and Kinross Extra | £4,095.76 |
| Fife Free Press | £5,787.76 |
| Fife Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Forfar Dispatch | £4,095.76 |
| Forres Gazette | £5,849.76 |
| Fraserburgh Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Galloway Gazette | £4,095.76 |
| Galloway News | £4,095.76 |
| Glasgow East News | £4,095.76 |
| Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra | £4,095.76 |
| Glaswegian | £4,320.00 |
| Glenrothes Gazette | £4,095.76 |
| Greenock Telegraph | £5,842.76 |
| Hamilton Advertiser | £5,528.56 |
| Hawick News | £4,095.76 |
| Helensburgh Advertiser | £4,095.76 |
| Highland News | £5,615.96 |
| Inverness and Nairnshire Herald | £520.20 |
| Inverness Courier | £16,704.00 |
| Inverurie and Ellon Independent | £4,095.76 |
| Inverurie Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Irvine Herald | £7,895.42 |
| Irvine Times | £577.71 |
| John O Groats Journal | £4,095.76 |
| Johnstone and Linwood Gazette | £4,095.76 |
| Kilmarnock Standard | £7,895.42 |
| Kilsyth Chronicle | £4,095.76 |
| Kilsyth Advertiser | £4,095.76 |
| Kincardineshire Observer | £5,499.76 |
| Kirkintilloch Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Kirriemuir Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Lanark Gazette | £4,095.76 |
| Largs and Millport Weekly News | £4,673.47 |
| Lennox Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Linlithgowshire Journal and Gazette | £4,095.76 |
| Lochaber News | £4,615.96 |
| Lothian Times | £4,095.76 |
| Mearns Leader | £5,499.76 |
| Midlothian and Dalkeith Advertiser | £4,095.76 |
| Midweek Extra | £1,754.00 |
| Milngavie and Bearsden Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Moffat News | £4,095.76 |
| Montrose Review | £5,499.76 |
| Motherwell Times | £4,095.76 |
| Musselburgh News | £4,095.76 |
| Nairnshire Herald | £4,095.76 |
| North Star | £4,615.96 |
| Northern Scot | £8,299.76 |
| Northern Times | £4,095.76 |
| Oban Times | £5,560.00 |
| Oban Times and West Highland Times | £4,095.76 |
| Orcadian | £558.00 |
| Orkney Today | £242.00 |
| Paisley and Renfrewshire Extra | £4,095.76 |
| Paisley Daily Express | £4,095.76 |
| Paisley People | £4,095.76 |
| Peebles Times | £4,095.76 |
| Peebleshire News | £4,095.76 |
| Perthshire Advertiser | £7,772.76 |
| Queensferry Gazette] | £4,095.76 |
| Renfrew and Erskine Gazette | £4,095.76 |
| Renfrewshire World | £4,095.76 |
| Rosshire Herald | £4,615.96 |
| Rosshire Journal | £5,180.76 |
| Rutherglen Reformer | £1,432.80 |
| Ruthergelnn Reformer | £4,095.76 |
| Shetland Times | £4,681.00 |
| Southern Reporter | £8,419.76 |
| St Andrews Citizen | £4,095.76 |
| Stirling Observer | £6,966.76 |
| Stoneheaven Independent | £4,095.76 |
| Stornoway Gazette and West Coast Advertiser | £8,437.76 |
| Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press | £4,095.76 |
| Strathearn Herald | £4,095.76 |
| Strathspey and Badenoch Herald | £6,528.76 |
| The Buteman | £302.00 |
| The Orcadian | £4,095.76 |
| Troon and Prestwick Times | £4,673.47 |
| West Highland Free Press | £4,284.76 |
| West Lothian Courier | £4,095.76 |
| Western Borders Package | £1,900.00 |
| Wishaw Press | £5,528.56 |
| Total | £674,438.22 |
| Overall Total | £1,739,471.22 |
| 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006 | Spend |
| National UK | |
| Daily Mail | £15,542.00 |
| Guardian | £23,362.00 |
| News Of The World | £7,432.00 |
| Daily Express | £1,440.00 |
| Mail On Sunday | £500.00 |
| Sun | £40,051.00 |
| Sunday Express | £840.00 |
| Sunday Times | £3,160.00 |
| Metro | £74,612.00 |
| Total | £166,939.00 |
| Scottish Dailies | |
| Glasgow Herald | £49,573.00 |
| Glasgow Sunday Herald | £12,860.00 |
| Scotland On Sunday | £5,079.00 |
| Scotsman | £51,530.00 |
| Daily Record | £906,551.00 |
| Sunday Mail | £29,195.00 |
| Sunday Post | £8,960.00 |
| Total | £1,063,748.00 |
| Scottish Evening Titles | |
| Aberdeen Evening Express | £18,847.00 |
| Dundee Evening Telegraph | £7,280.00 |
| Edinburgh Evening News | £21,469.00 |
| Glasgow Evening Times | £30,692.00 |
| Total | £78,288.00 |
| Local Press Titles | |
| Aberdeen Independent | £681.24 |
| Aberdeen Press and Journal | £43,178 |
| Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser | £2,750 |
| Alloa and Hillfoots Advertiser | £681.24 |
| Ardrossan and Salcoats Herald | £5,065 |
| Annandale Herald | £681.24 |
| Annandale Observer | £681.24 |
| Arbroath Herald | £681.24 |
| Arran Banner | £681.24 |
| Asian Extra | £540 |
| Ayr Advertiser | £892 |
| Ayrshire Post | £3,392 |
| Banffshire Journal | £681.24 |
| Barrhead News | £681.24 |
| Bellshill Speaker | £681.24 |
| Berwick Advertiser | £600 |
| Berwick Gazette | £600 |
| Berwickshire News and East Lothian Herald | £1,281 |
| Bishopbriggs Herald | £681.24 |
| Blairgowrie Advertiser | £681.24 |
| Boness Journal | £681.24 |
| Border Telegraph | £681.24 |
| Brechin Advertiser | £681.24 |
| Broughty Ferry Guide | £681.24 |
| Buchan Observer | £681.24 |
| Caithness Courier | £681.24 |
| Campbeltown Courier and Argyllshire Advertiser | £681.24 |
| Carluke Gazette | £681.24 |
| Carnoustie Gazette | £681.24 |
| Carrick Herald | £892 |
| Central Fife Times and Advertiser | £681.24 |
| Clydebank Post | £681.24 |
| Cumbernauld News | £681.24 |
| Cumnock Chronicle | £1,573 |
| Deeside Independent | £681.24 |
| Deeside/Donside Piper | £681.24 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Standard | £5,985 |
| Dunbarton and Lennox Herald | £2,828 |
| Dundee Courier | £32,755 |
| Dunfermline Press | £4,007 |
| East Fife Mail | £681.24 |
| East Kilbride News | £2,750 |
| East Lothian Courier | £2,871 |
| East Lothian News | £681.24 |
| Ellon Times and East Gordon Advertiser | £681.24 |
| Eastern Eye Scotland | £1,200 |
| Edinburgh Herald and Post | £1,500 |
| Falkirk Advertiser | £2,367 |
| Falkirk Herald | £2,367 |
| Fife Free Press | £4,475 |
| Fife and Kinross Extra | £681.24 |
| Fife Herald | £681.24 |
| Forfar Dispatch | £681.24 |
| Forres Gazette | £681.24 |
| Fraserburgh Herald | £681.24 |
| Galloway Gazette | £681.24 |
| Galloway News | £681.24 |
| Glasgow East News | £681.24 |
| Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra | £681.24 |
| Glenrothes Gazette | £681.24 |
| Greenock Telegraph | £2,719.24 |
| Highland News | £681.24 |
| Hamilton Advertiser | £2,751 |
| Hawick News | £2,073 |
| Helensburgh Advertiser | £2,025 |
| Inverness Courier | £24,162 |
| Iinverurie and Ellon Independent | £681.24 |
| Inverurie Herald | £681.24 |
| Irvine Herald | £3,392 |
| Irvine Times | £892 |
| John O’Groats Journal | £681.24 |
| Johnstone and Linwood Gazette | £681.24 |
| Kilmarnock Standard | £3,392 |
| Kilsyth Advertiser | £681.24 |
| Kilsythe Chronicle | £681.24 |
| Kincardineshire Observer | £681.24 |
| Kirkintilloch Herald | £3,076 |
| Kirriemuir Gazette | £681.24 |
| Lanark Gazette | £681.24 |
| Largs and Millport Weekly News | £1,573 |
| Linlithgowshire Journal and Gazette | £681.24 |
| Lochaber News | £681.24 |
| Lothian Times | £681.24 |
| Mearns Leader | £681.24 |
| Milngavie And Bearsden Herald | £681.24 |
| Moffat News | £681.24 |
| Montrose Review | £681.24 |
| Motherwell Times | £681.24 |
| Mussleburgh News | £681.24 |
| Mid Lothian Advertiser | £1,601 |
| Northern Midweek Extra | £3,330 |
| Northern Scot | £2,153 |
| Nairnshire News | £681.24 |
| North Star | £681.24 |
| Northern Times | £681.24 |
| Oban Times | £2,459 |
| Paisley and Renfrewshire Extra | £1,833 |
| Paisley Daily Express | £2,112 |
| Paisley People | £681.24 |
| Peebles Times | £681.24 |
| Peebleshire News | £681.24 |
| Perthshire Advertiser | £681.24 |
| Queensferry Gazette | £681.24 |
| Renfrew and Erskine Gazette | £681.24 |
| Renfrewshire World | £681.24 |
| Rosshire Herald | £681.24 |
| Rosshire Journal | £681.24 |
| Rutherglen Reformer | £2,750.24 |
| Selkirk Advertiser | £1,392 |
| St.Andrews Citizen | £681.24 |
| Stonehaven Independent | £681.24 |
| Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press | £681.24 |
| Strathearn Herald | £681.24 |
| Strathspeyand Badenoch Herald | £681.24 |
| Southern Reporter | £3,069 |
| Stirling Observer | £3,331 |
| Stornoway Gazette | £7,022 |
| The Glaswegian | £7,216 |
| The Orcadian | £2,687 |
| The Shetland Times | £2,438 |
| Troon and Prestwick Times | £1,573 |
| West Highland Free Press | £1,692 |
| West Lothian Courier | £681.24 |
| Wishaw Post | £2,750 |
| SNPA Local Press Column* | £382,180 |
| Total | £652,611.00 |
| Overall Total | £1,961,586.00 |
Note: *Contract with the Scottish Newspaper Proprietors Association (SNPA) for editorial columns in 118 local newspapers. SNPA pass on payments to their members.
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