"Official Report" (Sales)

HC Deb 24 July 1989 vol 157 cc545-6W

Mr. Cran

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average daily sale of daily parts of theOfficial Report in 1988 and in each of the preceding nine years.

Mr. Lilley

The estimated average number of copies sold per issue for each year since 1980 is given in the table. I regret that figures for 1979 are no longer available.

	House of Commons Daily	House of Lords Daily
1980	6,169	3,855
1981	5,812	3,688
1982	5,391	3,295
1983	5,221	3,234
1984	5,005	3,290
1985	4,925	3,038
1986	4,713	3,030

	House of Commons Daily	House of Lords Daily
1987	4,638	2,930
1988	4,535	2,669