Records of the number of press releases issued by my Department (core only) in the last five years are shown in the following table.
Number of press releases issued by NIO 2003-04 188 2004-05 289 2005-06 362 2006-07 360 2007-08 198
The Department issued 206 press releases in the period 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008. All press releases are issued centrally from the press office and not by individual press officers.