HC Deb 30 January 1980 vol 977 c648W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Lord Privy Seal what are the reasons and the costs involved in having printed on On Her Majesty's Service envelopes the name of the hon. Member for Mid-Oxon (Mr. Hurd) on the botton left hand corner; and whether, in view of the Government's policy of cutting unnecessary Government expenditure, he will cease this practice.

Mr. Hurd

No, because it is a common office practice. The name is not printed but stamped with a rubber stamp—price approximately £5.50—and the annual cost is about that of answering this question.

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