HC Deb 19 April 1983 vol 41 c78W
31. Mr. Joseph Dean

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the cost to the Exchequer of publishing "Health Care and its Costs".

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Much of the material which the document contains is collected and analysed as part of the Department's normal work load, and has for some years been regularly provided to the Social Services Committee. The review is published as a priced document by HMSO, which has priced it commercially to cover publishing costs. The cost of copies distributed directly by the Department, mainly to the NHS, was about £9,000. The cost of the time spent specifically on preparing the material for publication by those officials working directly on the review is estimated at £16,000.