§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many official Christmas cards he and his Ministers intend to send in 1994; how much these cards will cost,(a) to buy, (b) to post and (c) in staff time to sign, address and place in envelopes; and if he will place in the Members' Library a sample copy of the official Christmas card he intends to send this year.
§ Mr. RedwoodI apologise for not replying to the hon. Gentleman's question sooner.
Ministers in this Department sent out 900 official Christmas cards in 1994 costing (a) £755 to buy, and (b) £200 to post.
The disaggregated cost for staff time is not available.