§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a statement in connection with his policy for charging the public for Treasury pamphlets relating to the arts and the heritage; and how he assesses the value of them.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe Treasury's policy in regard to material it makes generally available to the public is based on the actual costs of production and distribution. I assume that the hon. Member has particularly in mind the 76 page memorandum, "Capital Taxation and the National Heritage", published on 17 December 1980. The charge of £2 per copy for that document reflects only the cost of re-producing it plus postage and a small handling charge. It takes no account of the staff time spent on drafting the memorandum.