§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what would be the cost of distributing to each hon. Member a copy of the 1996 edition of his Department's annual progress report on the Trident programme. [11722]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe annual report on the progress of the Trident programme will be published shortly and, as usual, copies will be placed in the Library of the House. The precise cost of distributing the report to all hon. Members is not known, but Would not exceed £1,000. However, it would not be a sensible use of resources to send individual copies to all right hon. and hon. Members as not all may wish to receive one.