§ Mr. Madelasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will make a statement on the prices of HANSARD and other Her Majesty's Stationery Office publications.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerHANSARD prices have remained unchanged since January334W 1971 despite increases in production costs and overheads. It is now necessary to increase the price of the daily edition from 18p to 20p and the weekly edition from 35p to 39p, with corresponding increases in the prices of indexes, bound volumes and subscription rates. The revised prices will come into effect in January 1974 when Parliament resumes after the Christmas Adjournment.
These increases in HANSARD prices are part of a general increase in Her Majesty's Stationery Office prices and London Gazette advertisement rates which have been agreed following consultation with the Price Commission.