§ Norman LambTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much the production of his Department's latest annual report cost; how many copies were printed; how many copies of it were sold at its cover price; to whom copies of the report have been provided free of charge; and how many copies were provided free of charge. [171147]
Mr. Gareth ThomasThe Department for International Development (DFID)'s 2004 Annual Report cost approximately £45,000 (estimated figure, not all final invoices have been received) for a print run of 3,050 copies.
600 copies were provided to The Stationary Office Ltd. (TSO) for sale, of which 128 copies have been sold to date at the cover price of £27.00.
As of May 11 2004, 1,478 copies had been distributed free of charge to staff, and external contacts such as other donors, parliamentary and ministerial contacts, NGOs, embassies and high commissions, as well as multilateral organisations such as the UN. This leaves 972 copies to cope with any future demand.
The report is also available to download free of charge from the DFID website www.dfid.gov.uk.