HC Deb 27 October 1988 vol 139 cc367-8W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Report, a list of Public Bills which were reprinted during the 1987–88 Session; what was the reason for reprinting each Bill; and what was the cost.

Mr. Lilley

[holding answer 26 October 1988]: The information requested is given in the table:

Bill Number Reason for Reprinting
Commons
2 Local Government Demand
18 Urban Development Financial Limits Error
20 Protection of Official Information Demand
21 Scotch Whisky Demand
22 Abortion (Amendment) (i) Error
(ii) Demand

Bill Number Reason, for Reprinting
23 Consumer Arbitration Agreements Demand
24 Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children) Demand
27 Slaughter of Deer Demand
35 Abortion (Treatment of Non-Resident Women) Demand
37 Housing (Waiting List Restrictions) Demand
39 Abortion (Financial Benefit) Demand
40 Licensing Demand
42 Planning Permission (Demolition of Houses) Demand
49 Immigration Demand
50 Scotland Demand
53 Education Reform Demand
54 Housing (i) Error
(ii) Demand
63 Housing (Scotland) (i) Error
(ii) Demand
65 Local Government Demand
70 Criminal Justice Demand
76 Civil Evidence (Scotland) Demand
81 Licensing Error
102 Protection of Animals (Amendment) Error
124 Local Authorities (General Powers) Demand
137 Abortion (Amendment) Demand
Lords
3 Criminal Justice Demand
4 Sunday Sports Demand
12 Copyright, Design and Patents Demand
12(b) Copyright, Design and Patents Demand
15(-laARR) Criminal Justice Demand
15-II Criminal Justice Demand
15-II(a) Criminal Justice Demand
15-III Criminal Justice Demand
21 Civil Evidence (Scotland) Demand
26 Legal Aid Demand
35 Local Government Demand
36(a) Farmland and Rural Development Demand
37(a) Copyright, Design and Patents Error
44 Local Government Demand
50 Employment Demand
53 Immigration Demand
63 Employment Error
65(R-a) Public Utilities Transfers and Water Charges Error
71 Education Reform Demand
82–1 Local Government—Finance Demand
82-II Local Government—Finance Demand
94-I Education Reform Demand
105(a) Local Government—Finance Demand
109 Housing Demand
109-II Housing Demand
109-V Housing Error

The cost of reprinting all those Bills that have been reprinted because demand exceeded the initial print run should be covered by income from sales. The additional cost of reprinting Bills as a result of press and other errors is estimated to be £13,468. Those costs were borne by HMSO.