§ Mr. Spearingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table in the OFFICIAL REPORT showing the average daily and weekly production of 371W the daily and weekly editions of HANSARD for each of the years 1950 to 1970, the retail price and details of the quantities supplied to Government Departments and official bodies, subscription sales, and retail sales outlets, respectively.
House of Commons Debates (Daily) House of Commons Debates (Weekly) Year Average Print Quantity Average Official Issue* Average Sale Issue Number of Subscription Sales (included in quantity in previous column) Average Print Quantity Average Official Issue Average Sale Issue Number of Subscription Sales (included in quantity in previous column) 1950 … 3,384 7,475 1951 … 3,256 5,992 1952 … 3,008 6,084 1953 … 2,815 3,770 1954 … 6,967 3,995 2,673 Details not now available 4,249 1,052 2,957 Details not now available 1955 … 6,923 3,956 2,678 3,907 1,074 2,645 1956 … 6,938 3,912 2,688 3,724 1,025 2,428 1957 … 6,737 3,871 2,557 3,432 991 2,207 1958 … 6,575 3,884 2,418 2,970 984 1,772 1959 … 6,430 3,762 2,335 2,899 1,006 1,623 1960 … 6,048 3,445 2,332 2,989 1,233 1,528 1961 … 6,081 3,513 2,334 2,915 1,206 1,474 1962 … 6,179 3,543 2,333 1,667 2,915 1,157 1,447 883 1963 … 6,291 3,751 2,202 1,613 2,727 1,215 1,370 846 1964 … 6,602 4,153 2,109 1,632 2,727 1,181 1,394 880 1965 … 6,603 4,176 2,172 1,651 2,943 1,195 1,574 923 1966 … 6,636 4,142 2,275 1,653 2,900 1,233 1,553 931 1967 … 6,793 4,294 2,262 1,644 2,856 1,219 1,441 888 1968 … 6,811 4,410 2,213 1,605 2,616 1,065 1,381 871 1969 … 6,776 4,309 2,168 1,564 2,500 1,086 1,287 863 1970 … 6,823 4,407 2,128 1,540 2,500 1,125 1,237 864 * This includes the supply of copies to Members of Parliament.
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RETAIL PRICES (with current decimal equivalents) Daily per copy Annual Subscription Weekly per copy Annual Subscription s. d. p £ s. d. £ s. d. p £ s. d. £ 1950 … 6 (2½) 3 10 0 (3.50) 1 6 (7½) 3 0 0 (3.00) May, 1951 … 9 (4) 5 0 0 (5.00) 2 0 (10) 3 15 0 (3.75) March, 1955 … 9 (4) 5 10 0 (5.50) 2 0 (10) 4 0 0 (4.00) April, 1957 … 1 0 (5) 7 10 0 (7.50) 3 0 (15) 6 7 6 (6.37½) January, 1958 … 1 0 (5) 8 17 6 (8.87½) 3 0 (15) 6 13 6 (6.67½) October, 1962 … 1 6 (7½) 13 10 0 (13.50) 4 6 (22½) 9 15 0 (9.75) October, 1967 … 2 3 (11) 21 0 0 (21.00) 7 0 (35) 13 15 0 (13.75) January, 1969 … 2 3 (10 21 0 0 (21.00) 7 0 (35) 14 17 0 (14.85) January, 1971 … 3 7 (18) 35 0 0 (35.00) 10 0 (50) 20 10 0 (20.50)
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe following table relates to debates of the House of Commons and contains as much information as is available. Complete details for editions prior to 1954 are not available.