The Department's library service is responsible for central purchasing of newspapers, magazines and periodicals for library use and for retention by individual units.
Total expenditure for the financial years 2004-05 to 2008-09 is:
£ 2004-05 380,025 2005-06 395,148 2006-07 350,930 2007-08 317,386 2008-09 1302,440 1 Estimate of final out-turn