§ Viscount Merseyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will make a statement on the price of the Official Report.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (Lord Brabazon of Tara)Following a review by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, my honourable friend the Economic Secretary has authorised an increase of 35p 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 the Official Report will also be raised. These increases will enable the level of central subsidy to be further reduced.