§ Mr. Georgeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of copies of each of the departmental Select Committee reports sold to the public, distributed to Departments and distributed to members of Parliament via the Vote Office, respectively, in the last Session of Parliament.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe estimate is as follows:
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Select Committee Number of reports published Average number of each report sold Average number of each report supplied to Vote Office Agriculture 3 415 125 Defence 4 605 181 Education and Science and Arts 3 531 125
Select Committee Number of reports published Average number of each report sold Average number of each report supplied to Vote Office Employment 3 385 125 Energy 15 508 133 Foreign Affairs 5 546 125 Home Affairs 2 370 125 Trade & Industry 5 456 125 Social Services 7 776 125 Transport 5 462 125 Treasury and Civil Service 13 499 142 Scottish Affairs 5 436 125 Welsh Affairs 4 366 125 Environment 12 538 125 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration 6 403 125 Notes:
- 1. Reports are not provided free to Departments.
- 2. All copies are regarded as sold except those provided to the Vote Office on initial publication.