§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. HowardThe information requested is as follows:
White Papers
Home Office annual report 1994: the Government's expenditure plans 1994–95 to 1996–97 for the Home Office and the Charity Commission, HMSO, 1994—Cm 2508, ISBN 0101250827. The costs to the Home Office of production and distribution were £21,917.
Green Papers
Tackling drugs together: a consultation document on a strategy for England, 1995–98, HMSO, 1994—Cm 2678, ISBN 0101267827. This Green Paper was jointly produced with other Departments which bore the publication costs.
Other Consultation papers
All except the first and last papers listed were produced and distributed in-house and their costs are not separately identifiable.
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984: codes of practice: draft revisions for consultation. Home Office, 1994. The total costs to the Home Office of production and distribution were £2,407.
Criminal appeals and the establishment of a criminal cases review authority: a discussion paper. Home Office, 1994.
National standards for the supervision of offenders in the community: near final revised drafts. Home Office, 1994.
Proposed changes to the law on greyhound totes. Home Office, 1994.
Revised proposals for Fire Precautions (Places of Work) Regulations and associated guidance. Home Office, 1994. Distribution was contracted out at a cost of £9,500.
A selective list of other publications is given in the Home Office annual report which will be published later this month. I shall be happy to provide further information to the hon. Member if he requires more details of papers listed there.
Information on the cost of publications issued in 1980 could he assembled only at disproportionate cost.