Government Printing

HC Deb 23 July 1975 vol 896 c202W

Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what proportion of Government printing was carried out by the private sector of the printing industry in Scotland, Wales and England in 1973–74 and 1974–75.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

The proportions of all Government printing carried out by the private sector of the printing industry in Scotland, Wales and England were as follows:

			1973–74	1974–75
			Per cent.	Per cent.
Scotland	…	…	4.3	4.1
Wales	…	…	1.1	0.8
England	…	…	61.0	64.0

Of the total of Government printing carried out in each of these regions the proportions undertaken by the private sector were as follows:

			1973–74	1974–75
			Per cent.	Per cent.
Scotland	…	…	77.6	78.6
Wales	…	…	100.0	100.0
England	…	…	66.9	69.3