HC Deb 03 December 1987 vol 123 cc697-8W
Mr. Nellist

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total cost of reprinting the Housing Bill; what happened to the incorrectly printed copies; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Brooke

The total cost of reprinting House of Commons Bill No. 54—the Housing Bill—was £4,837. Around 2,100 unissued copies of the original print were destroyed by HMSO.