To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to which periodicals his Department subscribes. (153104)

I have placed lists of the current periodicals, newspapers and copyrate magazines in the Library of the House.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was spent by his Department on newspapers and magazines in the last 12 months. (153105)

The Ministry of Defence holds a contract with a supplier to provide newspapers and copyrate magazines to units in the London area. This contract came into force on 1 March 2002. Expenditure under the contract for financial year 2006-07 was £65,324.

MOD units outside London may purchase newspapers under local arrangements. Information on expenditure under such local arrangements is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.