HC Deb 24 July 1951 vol 491 cc28-9W
68. Mr. Crosland

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that His Majesty's Stationery Office is no longer the distributing agent in the United Kingdom for the publications of the Council of Europe: and what estimated loss to the trading profits of His Majesty's Stationery Office will result from the transference of this function to the Hansard Society.

Mr. Gaitskell

Any loss to the trading accounts would be negligible. The value of total sales of these publications in the past 13 months was only £277 and the agency terms are designed only to cover the cost of storing and selling.