§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many copies of the NHS Magazine are sold per issue; and how many copies are distributed free of charge. [12702]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 6 November 2001]: Twenty-two copies of NHS Magazine are sold to overseas and private sector subscribers per issue. The remaining 61,000 are distributed free of charge.
§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what involvement Ministers have in(a) writing the editorial page of the NHS Magazine and (b) sanctioning the content of articles. [12701]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 6 November 2001]: Ministers do not see any of the content of NHS Magazine prior to publication. Content is approved by officials in the Department.
§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost of is of producing NHS Plan News. [12726]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 6 November 2001]: The average cost of producing NHS Plan News is 0.2p a copy.
§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost of publishing the NHS Magazine is. [12703]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 6 November 2001]: The average cost of publishing the NHS Magazine is 1.4p a copy.