Press Releases

Mr. Kirkwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many press releases have been issued by her Department since May 1997; and how many press releases have been released under the heading "Minister for Women" since May 1997. [14064]

Mr. Denham
The information is in the table. ----------------------------------------
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|DSS Headquarters                      |
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|Benefits Agency                       |
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|Child Support Agency                  |
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|Information Technology Services Agency|
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|Contributions Agency                  |
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|War Pension Agency                    |
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|Total                                 |
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1. Issued on behalf of ITSA by DSS Headquarters and is included in the total for DSS HQ.

Mr. Kirkwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will place in the Library lists of those individuals and organisations to whom Departmental press releases are sent (a) by post, (b) by fax and (c) by electronic mail. [14065]

Mr. Field
The information has been placed in the Library.