§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many copies of his Department's and predecessor Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the(a) publication cost and (b) sales revenue were. [183880]
§ Mr. TouhigThe costs for annual and departmental reports were as follows:
£ Cost 2004 Annual Report 11,515 2003 Departmental Report 20,200 2002 Departmental Report 19,697 2001 Departmental Report 23,933 Note: Information on 1999–2000 is not readily available and providing this information would require disproportionate cost. The Department only came into existence in 1999 so there were no reports prior to this. The Wales Office produces 250 copies of the report each year for its own use and to lay in the House Libraries. The Wales Office does not sell copies of the report and as such does not receive any revenue from such sales.
The number of sale copies printed is a matter for The Stationery Office. The Wales Office receives neither revenue from these copies, nor sales figures for the report.