Which newspapers and magazines are purchased regularly for ministers, both daily and weekly.

Answered Asked by George Foulkes Lab Lodged 29 Nov 2007

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive which newspapers and magazines are purchased regularly for ministers, both daily and weekly.

The answer

Answered by John Swinney on 11 Dec 2007 · 12 days after it was lodged, on time

The followingnewspapers are purchased regularly for ministers on a daily basis: The Scotsman,The Herald, Financial Times, Daily Record, Sun, DailyMail, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, DailyExpress, The Guardian, Star, Mirror, The Press andJournal, The Courier, Evening News and Evening Times.
The followingnewspapers and magazines are purchased regularly for ministers on a weeklybasis: The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mail,Sunday Express, The Sunday Herald, Sunday Post, The Scotlandon Sunday, Mail on Sunday, Independent on Sunday, News of the World, The Observer, The Economist, Farmers Weekly,Fishing News, Scottish Farmer, Oban Times, West HighlandFree Press, The New Statesman, The Spectator, Press Gazetteand TESS.

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