§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his answer of 26 February,Official Report, column 328, what was the cost of printing and distribution for the two booklets "Getting a Good Deal in Europe" and "Checking the Cost of Regulation"; and when he intends to distribute the remaining copies of these publications.[23640]
§ Mr. FreemanThe cost of printing the two booklets was:
£ "Getting a good deal in Europe … Deregulatory Principles in Practice" 8,062 "Checking the Cost of Regulation: A Guide to Compliance Cost Assessment" 8,666 The costs of distribution are not separately identified.
Current stocks are intended to last the lifetime of the booklets and are made freely available to officials throughout Government and to others with an interest as and when they are needed. I have also sent copies of the compliance cost assessment booklet to my ministerial counterparts in other member states.