Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much funding his Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Lord Jack of Courance
The Scotland Office can confirm that it has incurred the following costs in relation to the subscriptions below over the last three financial years;
Subscription | FY 21-22 | FY 22-23 | FY 23-24 |
| £ | £ | £ |
Press and Journal | 60 | 60 | 60 |
The Courier | 60 | 60 | 60 |
The Financial Times | 278 | 319 | 319 |
The Herald | 80 | 80 | 80 |
The Spectator | 131 | 88 | 100 |
The Telegraph | 208 | 208 | 191 |
The Times | 312 | 312 | 260 |
The Scotsman | 100 | 0 | 130 |
Total | 1,229 | 1,127 | 1,200 |
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Mike Freer
The Department is unable to answer within the disproportionate cost threshold as the Ministry of Justice does not hold central financial records in relation to magazine subscriptions.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of digital posts in his Department are vacant.
Answered by Mike Freer
Justice Digital has 173 approved vacancies. This represents 9.6% of 1808 that are FTE. 138.4 of these roles are on the Government Digital and Data framework.
These figures do not include HMCTS, but do include executive agencies and arms length bodies across the Ministry of Justice, including HMPPS.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what subscriptions to (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals her Department has paid for in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Robert Courts
The Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO) paid subscriptions to newspapers, magazines, and online journals provide AGO officials with a valuable resource of public discourse on topics relevant to the Department.
The AGO’s paid subscriptions for the last three financial years are set out in the table below.
| 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Newspapers | Financial Times; Telegraph | Financial Times; Telegraph | Financial Times; Sunday Times; Telegraph |
Magazines | Critic Magazine; Counsel Magazine | Counsel Magazine | Counsel Magazine |
Online journals | N/A | Thomson Reuters; Joshua Rozenberg | Thomson Reuters; Joshua Rozenberg |
Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding his Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Steve Baker
The Northern Ireland Office has not allocated or spent any funding on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how much funding her Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Robert Courts
The Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO) paid subscriptions to magazines provide AGO officials with a valuable resource of public discourse on topics relevant to the Department.
The AGO’s allocated budget and spend on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years is set out in the table below.
Please note that figures for the allocated budget include magazine and other subscriptions (e.g., newspapers and online journals), whereas spend is for magazine subscriptions only.
| 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Allocated budget | £8,000.00 | £8,000.00 | £8,000.00 |
Spend on magazine subscriptions | £152.50 | £145.00 | £145.00 |
Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding his Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Fay Jones
Nothing. The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) has not allocated or spent any money on subscriptions to magazines in the last three financial years.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals his Department subscribed to in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Fay Jones
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) subscribed to the following newspapers, magazines and online journals in the last three financial years.
Financial Year | Subscription |
2021-22 | The Times, The Financial Times, The Telegraph and The Western Mail. |
2022-23 | The Times, The Financial Times, The Telegraph and GOLWG |
2023-24 to date | The Times, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, GOLWG and The Spectator |
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what subscriptions to (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals his Department has paid for in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Mike Freer
In the financial year 2021/2022, the Ministry of Justice Press Office subscribed to (a) The Times and Telegraph online newspapers, (b) No magazines and (c) No online journals.
In the financial year 2022/2023, the Ministry of Justice Press Office subscribed to (a) The Times and Telegraph online newspapers, (b) No magazines and (c) No online journals.
In the financial year 2023/2024, the Ministry of Justice Press Office subscribed to (a) The Times and Telegraph online newspapers; and a selection of physical newspapers delivered daily via a third party. Titles include: The Times, Daily Mail. Daily Telegraph, The Sun, Daily Mirror, Guardian, Daily Express and Financial Times as well as some Sunday editions of national newspapers. (b) No magazines and (c) No online journals.
This figure is for the Ministry of Justice Press Office team only.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals his Department subscribed to in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Steve Baker
(a) Newspapers
The Northern Ireland Office has subscribed to the following newspapers in the last three financial years: The Belfast Telegraph online; The Financial Times online and print; The Independent online; The Irish News online; The Irish Independent online; The Irish Times online; The Newsletter online; The Telegraph online and print; The Times print and online; The Guardian print; Daily Mail print; Daily Express print; The Sun print; Daily Mirror print.
(b) Magazines and (c) online journals
The Northern Ireland Office has not subscribed to any magazines or online journals in the last three financial years.