HC Deb 12 December 2000 vol 359 cc78-9W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list each new publication issued by his Department since 1997; and what the total cost is to the Department of each publication. [141473]

Dr. Howells

[holding answer 11 December 2000]: A list of those DTI publications produced since 1 January 1997 that have been notified to my Department's Publications Unit has been placed in the Library of the House. The listing includes the total cost incurred by the Department in publishing, preparation and production of each publication (where notified centrally), and excludes publications produced for internal use. Where the Department makes use of a private sector publisher the publishing, printing and design costs are generally met by the publisher as part of their acceptance of the risks of publication.

Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what his Department's spending on official publications was for(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98, (c) 1998–99, (d) 1999–2000 and (e) 2000–01; and what the planned expenditure is for 2001–02. [141441]

Dr. Howells

[holding answer 11 December 2000]: Excluding its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, the total expenditure on publishing, preparation and production of those official publications, which have been notified to my Department's Publications Unit by individual budget holders, is as follows:

£
1996–97 5,176,892
1997–98 4,886,238
1998–99 7,208,674
1999–2000 4,552,019
2000–01 12,370,746
2001–02 23,324,136
1 To 7 December
2 Full year estimate, including proposed publications

Information on planned expenditure for 2001–02 is not available centrally.

These figures exclude the costs of publications produced for internal use. Where the Department makes use of a private sector publisher, the publishing, printing and design costs are generally met by the publisher as part of their acceptance of the risks of publications.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given today to PQ 14173 for information on those individual titles included in the above costs.