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SPCB Written Question · S5W-22526 · Session 5

How much it spends annually on (a) services provided by Press Data and (b) other press monitoring services.

Answered Asked by Neil Findlay Lab Lodged 4 Apr 2019

The question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how much it spends annually on (a) services provided by Press Data and (b) other press monitoring services.

The answer

Answered by Andy Wightman on 26 Apr 2019 · 22 days after it was lodged, on time

The SPCB’s annual
spend is as follows:
£67,212 on Press Data media
monitoring services, which includes its press cuttings service, broadcast
monitoring and online news monitoring. £33,321 on its NLA licence
(Newspaper License Authority), which gives the SPCB copyright permission
to access newspaper articles.£20,912 on access to Press
Association’s news service, which gives subscribers access to PA’s rolling
news coverage.
All figures are net
of VAT.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-22526 by reference.