HC Deb 27 February 1973 vol 851 c340W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the retail cost of the two volumes of the report of the Layfield Panel on the Greater London Plan, together with cost of its production; and if he will make a statement concerning the cost policy adopted towards publications of this character which are reproductions of typewritten sheets.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The retail price of each of the two volumes of the inquiry into the Greater London Development Plan is £5. Final production costs are not yet known, but the estimated cost is approximately £7,000 for the two volumes, excluding publishing overheads and trade discounts. In order to keep the prices of similar publications in line with each other and overall as low as possible, HMSO includes in its selling prices an addition in lieu of the cost of setting type when camera ready copy is provided by Government Departments.