§ Mr. Topeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the revenue raised from the sale of 2½ inch Ordnance Survey maps in the United Kingdom for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Graham PageDetailed revenue information is not available. However, the estimated sales revenue—that is, after deduction of discount allowed to retailers—in respect of the 2,020 sheets of the 1:25,000 series is as follows:
£000's 1962–63 … … … … 32 1963–64 … … … … 36 1964–65 … … … … 43 1965–66 … … … … 56 1966–67 … … … … 54 1967–68 … … … … 53 1968–69 … … … … 63 1969–70 … … … … 64 1970–71 … … … … 60 1971–72 … … … … 100 In spite of the continuing rise in revenue, the costs of production have risen even faster and revenue has not covered the cost of this series.