§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Lord President of the Council what is(a) the annual cost and (b) the nominal average cost per Member per week of the production of (i) the Order Paper plus blues, (ii) the daily Official Report and (iii) the Vote bundle.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweThe information requested is as follows:
£ (a) Annual cost of production of: Order Paper plus blues 2,727,439 (ii) The Daily Official Report 2,745,393 (iii) The Vote Bundle 4,714,676 (b) The nominal average cost per Member, per week of the production of: (i) The Order Paper plus blues 19.94 (ii) The Daily Official Report 17.01 (iii) The Vote Bundle 34.47 Notes:
1. Production costs relate to the 1988–89 parliamentary Session.
2. Publishing and distribution overheads are excluded (they are not production costs).
3. Blues' includes Notices of Questions and Notices of Motions.
4. Assumes one copy of each publication daily per Member.