HL Deb 24 October 1983 vol 444 c126WA
Lord Morris

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will make a statement on the price of the Official Report.

The Minister of State, Privy Council Office, and Minister for the Arts (The Earl of Gowrie)

Her Majesty's Stationery Office budgeted for a small increase in the price of the daily edition from 1st 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, my honourable friend the Minister of State, Treasury, has authorised an immediate increase of 50p in the Daily Parts, with corresponding increases in the price 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