§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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. [183878]
§ Maria EagleThe Department for Work and Pensions was created in June 2001 with a specific new purpose of promoting opportunity and independence for all. The Department has published three annual reports, in spring 2002, 2003 and 2004. Information on the number of copies produced and publication costs falling to the Department are shown in the table.
Year of publication of Departmental Report Number of copies printed Publication costs falling to Department for Work and Pensions (£) 2002 2,000 94,940 2003 2,500 73,089 2004 1,500 40,752 Other costs associated with sales and distribution are met directly by the publisher, The Stationery Office Ltd. (TSO), and do not fall to government. Information on the number of copies;old and sales revenue are matters for the publisher.
The Department of Social Security printed 1,075 copies of its annual report in 2001 at a cost of £66,537. Information on previous years is not available. As an agency of the Department for Education and Employment, the Employment Service was included in the annual reports of that department.