The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Mr. Boyes
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers, titles and dates of publication of all Ministry of Defence, Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force news releases for each of the years 1978 to the present.
Mr. Norman Lamont
To answer the question in the detail requested would be prohibitively time-consuming However, the number of releases by year and service is as follows:
| Ministry of Defence | Royal Navy | Army | Royal Air Force | |
| 1978 | 85 | 93 | 96 | 107 |
| 1979 | 70 | 115 | 56 | 89 |
| 1980 | 65 | 100 | 77 | 58 |
| 1981 | 76 | 83 | 81 | 48 |
| 1982 | 85 | 88 | 85 | 66 |
| 1983 | 84 | 101 | 66 | 60 |
| 1984 | 71 | 83 | 43 | 32 |
| 1985* | 63 | 74 | 36 | 13 |
| * To date. | ||||
The Times and Daily Telegraph. Nor do they include aircraft accident summaries or releases issued by commands, districts and units.