§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total cost of providing pamphlets in: (a) the English language and (b) minority languages to inform actual or prospective applicants for social security benefits of their rights, during the last year for which records are available; and what is the estimated cost in 1987.
§ Mr. PortilloIn 1985–86 (the last year for which figures are available) £1,237,469 was spent on production of English language leaflets. £28,531 was spent on reprints of leaflets in six Asian languages. In 1987–88 the budget for social security leaflet production is £5,465,000. It is planned to spend about £120,000 on new editions of minority language leaflets. All figures are for nationally produced leaflets only.