§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the estimated annual loss on the production of HANSARD and of other Parliamentary papers; what steps are being taken to reduce or eliminate such a loss; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe annual loss in 1972–73 on the production of debates was £591,000. No separate trading accounts are maintained for other Parliamentary papers; they are included in a general publishing account for all Her
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CIVIL SERVICE STAFF IN POST 1st October 1973 Executive Functions Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services CABINET OFFICE Secretariat and central support staff … 420 — — — Central Statistical Office … 179 — — — 599 — — — AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD Agriculture, Fisheries and Food policy … 1,655 — — — Agricultural Development and Advisory Service … — 4,921 — — Other technical staff … — 115 — — Regional and divisional offices … — 4,811 — — Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place … — 470 — — Fisheries, Pest Infestation, Food Science and Torry Research Laboratories … — 1,009 — — Central Services … 1,741 376 — — Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce … 129 271 — — 3,525 11,973 — — CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER Treasury … 965 — — 41 Customs and Excise: Collection of indirect taxes and control of imports and exports … 1,892 21,505 — — Import and export statistics … 974 — — Inland Revenue: Collection of direct taxes etc. … 2,486 58,953 85 1,793 Land and property valuation services … 5,911 — — Department for National Savings: Receipt and repayment of savings … 267 — 12,780 — Support of voluntary savings movements … 495 — — Small Departments: Exchequer Office, Scotland … 16 — 30 10 Government Actuary … — — — 56 National Debt Office … 12 22 18 — Paymaster General's Office … 63 — — 599 Registry of Friendly Societies … 17 76 13 — Royal Mint … — — 1,198 — Treasury Solicitor … 75 34 — 266 5,793 87,970 14,124 2,765 Majesty's Stationery Office publications, and this showed a loss of £52,000 in the last financial year. Consideration is being given to increases in the prices of Her Majesty's Stationery Office publications in the light of the counter-inflation policy.