§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list all White Papers, Green Papers and pamphlets issued by his Department, or agencies for which it is responsible in 1994 giving, in each case, the total cost to the Exchequer of their production, publication and distribution; and what was the total equivalent cost in 1980.
§ Mr. RedwoodA list of all White Papers and consultation papers which my Department issued last year, together with a preliminary list of other documents issued last year, has been placed in the Library of the House. When the preliminary list is finalised and printed, later this year, it will be placed in the Library of the House.
In respect of White Papers, Green Papers and other publications published by HMSO, all costs are borne by
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Project Location Funding 1995–96 £ 1996–97 £ To assess the costs and benefits of a system which allows X-ray pictures to be transmitted electronically around a hospital. Ysbyty Glan Clwyd 36,000 26,000 To understand why people with a high risk of developing a serious inherited disease either choose or refuse genetic tests. University of Wales College of Medicine 15,000 15,000 To assess an education scheme designed to raise the take-up of cervical screening by women at high risk and to reduce anxiety among those at low risk. University of Glamorgan and University of Wales, College of Medicine 45,000 45,000 To evaluate a new approach to preventing depression recurring in patients University of Wales Bangor 46,000 46,000 To find out whether a rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic respiratory disease can reduce hospital admissions and improve quality of life. University of Wales College of Medicine and Llandough NHS Trust. 22,000 23,000 To assess the benefits for residents and staff of a training scheme for people with learning disabilities living in supported housing. University of Wales College of Medicine 34,000 26,000 To test a new approach to helping people stop smoking based on their readiness to change. University of Glamorgan and University of Wales College of Medicine. 26,000 16,000 To assess an intensive schools-based programme to reduce smoking based on a successful American model. University of Wales Cardiff 17,000 15,000 To evaluate the effectiveness of using patients' own blood for transfusion in routine surgical operations. University of Wales Swansea, University Hospital of Wales and the Morriston NHS Trust. 46,000 42,000 To develop a reliable questionnaire for assessing levels of mental health in the community and for measuring the extent to which treatment for mental health problems works. University of Wales. Bangor 38,000 37,000 HMSO, which aims to recover these from sales revenue. The costs of producing and distributing other documents is not held centrally.