§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of producing and circulating the last departmental annual report; what was the circulation list; how many copies were produced; how many copies were sold; and at what price. [16655]
§ Mr. SoamesTwo thousand copies of the Ministry of Defence departmental report, Cm 2801, were printed and published this year on 2 March. In addition to those copies required by Parliament and the Government Departments and agencies concerned, just over 1,250 copies were produced for sale at a price of £8.15 net. The costs of printing and publishing the report were borne by HMSO, which aims to recover these costs from sales revenue.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of producing and circulating the departmental annual report for each of the last 10 years in real terms. [16656]
§ Mr. SoamesDepartmental reports were first produced in 1991, and since then have been published as Command Papers by HMSO, which has borne the printing and publishing costs with the aim of recovering these from sales revenue.