§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total cost of the delivery of the Government's information leaflet on the community charge; how many such leaflets were prepared for delivery; and what was the unit cost of production and delivery.
§ Mr. GummerThe total cost of production and distribution of the information leaflet on the community charge delivered to households in England is some £950,000, including the cost of display in post offices. A total of 23 million leaflets were produced at a unit cost for production and delivery of 4.1p.
§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated cost of storing the 21 million leaflets entitled "The Community Charge (The So-called Poll Tax): How It Will Work For You."
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 17 May 1989]: The Central Office of Information is currently in negotiation with the Post Office, on behalf of my Department, in relation to any additional costs which may have been incurred as a result of the temporary suspension of the household distribution of the community charge leaflet.