§ Mr. Jonathan DjanoglyTo ask the Prime Minister how many departmental Christmas cards he intends to send in 2002; how much these cards will cost(a) to buy, (b) to post and (c) in staff time to sign, address and place in envelopes; and if he will place in the Library a sample copy of the official Christmas card he has sent this year. [88119]
§ The Prime MinisterI shall be sending 1,260 official Christmas cards which cost £267. The despatch and staff time for posting those cards is made in accordance with the departmental guidance on financial procedures and propriety, based on the principles set out in "Government Accounting".