§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what costs were involved in launching the 20-page pamphlet in support of the United Kingdom's membership of the Common Market; why the Prime Minister's and other Ministers' 123W statements were only translated into German, French, Italian and Dutch and not into Danish or Greek; and what are the reasons for publishing 7,500 copies in German and 4,000 in French.
§ Mr. HurdThe total printing cost was £27,195. Distribution costs for the first week are estimated at £400.
The booklet was issued only in German, French, Italian and Dutch because it would have been disproportionately expensive to print it in the other Community languages. The Embassy in Athens has however, made an informal translation for local distribution.
The numbers of copies printed in each language were based on estimates of demand in the countries concerned.