§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Lord President of the Council, pursuant to his answer of 24 May,Official Report, column 297, what is the total cost to public funds for the supply of 110W the Vote bundle as a whole since the 1987 general election and the volume of paper consumed in production of the Vote bundle for the same period.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweThe total cost to public funds for sittings supply of the Vote bundle as a whole since the 1987 general election is estimated at £17.5 million, to the end of April 1990. The volume of paper consumed in production of the Vote bundle for the same period is estimated at 800 tonnes.