§ Lord AYLESTONEasked Her Majesty's Government:
To state the total cost, separately, of producing the House of Commons and House of Lords Official Reports (Hansard) for the most convenient recent full year.
§ Lord SHEPHERDDuring the period April 1974 to March 1975 the production costs in printing and binding the House of Commons and House of Lords Official Reports (Hansard) were:
House of Commons House of Lords £ £ Official Report (Daily issue) 619,250 169,675 Official Report (Weekly Report) 41,375 8,925 Official Report (Bound Volumes) 56,425 11,150 Indexes etc. 48,825 25,970 In addition, paper costs for House of Commons Reports were £51,000; and for House of Lords Reports £14,500.
House adjourned at seven minutes past nine o'clock.