HC Deb 01 August 1984 vol 65 cc394-5W
Mr. George

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of copies of each of the departmental Select Committee reports (a) sold to the public, (b) distributed free to the Departments, and (c) distributed free to Members of Parliament via the Vote Office in the current Parliament to date.

Mr. Hayhoe

Select Committee reports are no longer supplied to Government Departments free of charge, so that there is only one overall figure for copies sold to the public and Departments. The following table as far as possible provides the information requested.

Select Committee Number of reports published Average number of each report sold *Average number of each report supplied to Vote Office
Agriculture 3 276 125
Defence 2 337 200
Education Science and Arts 3 434 125
Employment 3 367 125
Energy 15 332 133
Foreign Affairs 5 524 125
Home Affairs 2 357 125
Trade and Industry 2 608 125
Social Services 7 673 125
Transport 2 440 125
Treasury and Civil Service 11 439 145
Scottish Affairs 5 434 125
Welsh Affairs 4 282 125
Environment 8 434 125
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration 4 402 125
* The figures are of copies provided to the Vote Office when the reports were published. Details are not available of any top-up orders placed by the Vote Office, which are therefore included in the overall sales figure.