§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee what is the approximate cost per page to the House of printing and publishing one page of the Notice Paper and of the Order Paper.
§ Mr. Michael J. Martin[holding answer 25 March 1993]: A number of copies of the Vote bundle is supplied to the House either complete or in various, pre-determined combinations of its 11 main sections. The page content of each section varies widely from day to day and Her Majesty's Stationery Office charges the House 18p for each page of every copy supplied.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee how many pages of theOfficial Report have been devoted to (a) oral and written questions to the right hon. Member answering on behalf of the Church Commissioners and (b) to the passage of Church of England measures, in sessions 1990–91, 1991–92, and 1992–93 to date; and what was the approximate cost to the Official Report of the preparation, printing and publishing of such pages.
§ Mr. Michael J. Martin[holding answer 25 March 1993]: The price of the daily Official Report does not vary with page content. Over the period in question, it has been £6 for session 1990–91 and £7.50 for sessions 1991–92 and 1992–93. Information on the number of pages devoted to questions to the Church Commissioners and to Church of England measures and on the cost of their preparation by the Department of the Official Report is as follows:
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Oral and written questions (Church Commissioners) and Church of England Measures Costs incurred by the Department of the Official Report] Number of pages Number of questions Preparation costs £ Oral questions 1990–91 7.2 18 79.92 1991–92 3.2 7 31.08 1992 to date 3.75 12 53.28 Totals 14.15 37 164.28 Written questions 1990–91 3.35 19 35.91 1991–92 0.65 4 7.56
Number of pages Number of questions Preparation costs £ 1992 to date 3.6 26 49.14 Totals 7.6 49 92.61 Church of England measures 1990–91 10.25 n/a 175.50 1991–92 8.75 n/a 141.75 1992 to date nil n/a nil Totals 19 — 317.25