HC Deb 08 November 2001 vol 374 c360W
Dr. Fox

To 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. Fox

To 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. Fox

To 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. Fox

To 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.