§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps were taken during the preparation of the booklet, "Britain in Southern Africa 267W —A Force for Peaceful Change and Development" to ensure that the Cabinet Office guidelines stating that Government publicity should not be personalised were observed.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe booklet is in accordance with the Cabinet Office guidelines in that it is a factual statement of Government policy directed primarily at readers overseas.
§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost of producing and distributing the booklet "Britain in Southern Africa—A Force for Peaceful Change and Development".
§ Mr. SainsburyThe total cost of production was £18,708 and 13,000 copies have been printed, of which 8,000 have so far been distributed overseas. The Central Office of Information distributed the booklet to diplomatic missions overseas as part of its regular distribution of information material. Distribution costs are not therefore separately identifiable.