§ Mr. Harrisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the price of the Official Report.
§ Mr. HayhoeHer Majesty's Stationery Office budgeted for a small increase in the price of the daily edition from 1 April 1983. This increase was not in fact implemented and the situation has further deteriorated through the loss of sales revenue as a result of the dissolution of Parliament and the long recess. In the circumstances I have authorised an immediate increase of 50p in the daily part, with corresponding increases in the prices of indexes, Standing Committee debates, bound volumes and subscription rates. The scale of charges for reprints of Members' speeches appearing in theOfficial Report will also be raised. Despite these increases Hansard will still need a substantial subsidy.
Year of Advance and Name of Company Register Number Type of Property Valuation of Property still under Mortgage* £ Balance Outstanding in February 1983 £ 1972 Citybrae Properties Ltd. 1031136 Private dwelling houses 115,000 83,340 1972 Villagate Properties Ltd.† 1031124 Private dwelling houses 221,000 64,383 1981 Jovine Estate Holdings Ltd. 1188334 Private dwelling houses 133,250 74,000 1982 Villagate Properties Ltd. 1031124 Private dwelling houses 366,000 280,235 * Valuation at time of advance, adjusted for properties subsequently released from mortgage charge. † The property was subsequently transferred, subject to mortgage, to Jovine Estate Holdings Ltd.