§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list his Department's spending on official publications for(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98, (c) 1998–99, (d) 1999–2000 and (e) 2000–01 and the planned expenditure for 2001–02. [141442]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 11 December 2000]: The Department does not hold the information in the format requested. The sums expended on Commercial and HMSO publications can be identified for the years requested and are shown in the table. These sums include those for on-Vote Agencies but do not include off-Vote Trading Funds or staff costs.
Commercial and HMSO Publications £ million 1996–97 6.866 1997–98 7.250 1998–99 6.910 1999–2000 7.499> 2000–011 6.055 1 Estimate