§ 87. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Lord Privy Seal why, and at what cost to the taxpayer, the Central Office of Information prepared for Her Majesty's Government a leaflet entitled "United Nations Day, 24th October", which includes an advertisement of, and announces its distribution by, the United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is a private organisation.
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§ Mr. HeathThe purpose of the distribution of the leaflet, which takes place annually on United Nations Day, is to bring before the British public the aims and achievements of the United Nations. The cost to public funds of producing the leaflet, of which 250,000 were distributed—79,500 by the United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland itself, the remainder by the Central Office of Information—was £1,060.