§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received in respect of the annual report to Parliament by holders of his office; and how many of these advocated discontinuance of the report.
§ Sir Keith JosephI am not aware of any such representations.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the cost of his annual report to Parliament in each of the last three years; and how many copies of the report were produced in each year.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe main cost to the Department arises from the time spent by officials in preparing the report and is estimated to amount to over £15,000 each year. The number of copies printed in each of the last three years is as follows:
Annual report Published Total number of copies printed by HMSO 1982 1983 2,000 1983 1984 1,800 1984 1985 1,700