Lord Orr Ewingasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will make a statement on the price of the Official Report.
§ The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Lord Young of Graffham)Following a review by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, my honourable friend the Paymaster General has authorised an increase of 30p in the price of the daily part, with proportionate increases in the prices of the weekly part and index. Bound Volumes will increase by £2.50 and the cumulative index by 5 per cent. Subscription rates and the scale of charges for reprints of Peers' speeches appearing in theOfficial Report will also be raised. Despite these increases, Hansard will still receive a substantial subsidy.