§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the price of theOfficial Report.
§ Mr. RyderFollowing a review by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, I have authorised increases of 65p in the prices of the daily part and Standing Committee debates and of £3 in the price of the weekly part. Subscription rates will he adjusted accordingly and the scale of charges for reprints of Members' speeches appearing in theOfficial Report will also be raised. These increases, coupled with careful control of production costs, are further steps towards eliminating the central subsidy required, a goal that has now been achieved with respect to the fortnightly index, bound volumes and the volume index where prices will remain unchanged. The rises will come into effect from the beginning of the new Session.