§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Solicitor-General what the cost was of publishing her Department's annual report for each of the past five years. [70481]
§ The Solicitor-General[holding answer 18 July 2002]The cost of publishing the Law Officers' Departments' annual report in each of the last four years was as follows:
£ 1999 4,327 2000 4,485 2001 6,849 2002 7,618 In 1998 the Law Officers' Departments' annual report was published as part of the Lord Chancellor's Annual Report and the cost is not separately available for that year.
In addition, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Treasury Solicitor's Department and the Serious Fraud Office publish Departmental Annual Reports. The costs are as follows:
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Crown Prosecution Service £ 1998 22,695 1999 22,387 2000 18,600 2001 24,340 2002 34,000
Treasury Solicitor's Department £ 1997–98 44,902 1998–99 22,235 1999–2000 21,140 2000–01 20,833
Serious Fraud Office £ 1997–98 44,902 1998–99 22,235 1999–2000 21,140 2000–01 20,833 2001–02 25,093 In addition, the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers published a document entitled "The Attorney General's Review of the Year 2001–02". Although not formally an Annual Report, it explained the work of the Law Officers over the last year. Its cost was £9,234.