§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many copies of(a) Lords weekly Hansard, (b) Lords daily Hansard and (c) Lords weekly Hansard index were sold by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in 1987 and to date in 1988; and what were the figures for each year since 1970;
(2) how many bound volumes of (a) Commons and (b) Lords bound volumes of Hansard were sold by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in 1987 and to date in 1988 and what were the figures for each year since 1970;
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House of Commons House of Lords Daily Weekly Index1 Volume Daily Weekly Weekly Index Volume 1980 6,169 1,790 1,213 1,113 3,855 731 434 700 1981 5,812 1,708 1,213 1,110 3,688 706 434 700 1982 5,391 1,488 1,213 1,028 3,295 645 434 702 1983 5,221 1,488 1,213 1,026 3,234 645 434 694 1984 5,005 1,469 1,197 1,026 3,290 637 434 663 1985 4,925 1,384 1,121 997 3,038 597 436 673 1986 4,713 1,384 1,121 938 3,030 597 436 616 1987 4,638 1,380 1,001 939 2,930 593 402 590 19882 4,562 1,410 982 875 2,712 638 402 549 1 Weekly until 1984; thereafter fortnightly. 2 To date.
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many hon. Members are currently provided with(a) Commons weekly Hansard, (b) Commons bound volumes, (c) Commons Weekly Hansard Index, (d) Commons daily Hansard, (e) Lords daily Hansard, (f) Lords weekly Hansard and (g) Lords bound volumes by Her Majesty's Stationery Office; and what were the figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. LilleySome hon. Members receive copies ofHansard direct from Her Majesty's Stationery Office and copies are also made available via the Vote Office. The current figures are as follows:
Number of copies supplied Direct To the Vote Office Total (a) Commons Weekly 395 35 430 (b) Commons Volume 391 — 391 (c) Commons Weekly Index 377 35 412 (d) Commons Daily 205 11,220 1,425 (e) Lords Daily 19 1270 289 (f) Lords Weekly 11 15 26 (g) Lords Volume 15 — 15 1 Average. I regret that comparable details for earlier years could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is the current cost of each single bound volume of CommonsHansard; what is the amount of subsidy per volume; and what were the figures for each year since 1970;
(2) what is the current cost of each single bound volume of Lords Hansard; what is the amount of subsidy per volume; and what were the figures for each year since 1970;
(3) what is the current price per copy of Commons weekly Hansard; and what were the figures for each year since 1970;
(4) what is the current price per copy of Lords weekly Hansard; and what were the figures for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. LilleyThe prices agreed in each of the years concerned are given in the table. Figures for the amount of
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§ Mr. LilleyThe estimated average number of copies sold per issue for each year since 1980 is given in the table. I regret that figures for earlier years are no longer available.
subsidy per issue could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, since the estabishment of the trading fund in 1980 the total Government subsidy has reduced in real terms by 66 per cent.
House of Commons House of Lords Daily parts Weekly parts Volume Daily parts Weekly parts Volume 1970 2s 3d 7s 0d various 2s 3d 4s 6d various
House of Commons House of Lords Daily parts £ Weekly parts £ Volume £ Daily parts £ Weekly parts £ Volume £ 1971 0.18 0.50 3.75 0.18 0.35 3.40 1972 0.18 0.50 3.75 0.18 0.35 3.40 1973 0.18 0.50 3.75 0.18 0.35 3.40 1974 0.20 0.55 4.15 0.20 0.39 3.75 1975 0.22 0.60 4.65 0.22 0.43 4.20 1976 0.33 0.90 7.00 0.33 0.65 6.30 1977 0.33 0.90 7.00 0.33 0.65 6.30 1978 0.40 1.10 8.50 0.40 0.80 7.65 1979 0.45 1.25 9.55 0.45 0.90 8.60 1980 0.80 2.20 16.75 0.80 1.60 15.10 1981 0.80 2.20 16.75 0.80 1.60 15.10 1982 1.00 2.75 21.00 1.00 2.00 18.85 1983 1.50 4.15 31.50 1.50 3.00 28.30 1984 1.95 5.40 40.95 1.95 3.90 36.80 1985 2.50 6.90 52.50 2.50 5.00 47.00 1986 2.95 8.15 62.00 2.95 5.90 55.00 1987 3.70 10.20 65.00 3.25 6.50 57.50 19881 4.35 12.00 68.00 3.60 7.60 60.00 1 Effective from the start of the 1988–89 session.