§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost of preparing "Britain 1988—An Official Handbook"; and how many copies have been printed.
§ Mr. Eggar17,500 copies of the handbook have been printed by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 10,779 for the Central Office of Information on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and 6,721 sale copies. Preparation and production costs are estimated to total £145,200; Her Majesty's Stationery Office's production costs are recovered from sales.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the publication date of "Britain—An Official Handbook" in 1979 and each succeeding year; and how many copies were printed in each year.