HC Deb 23 July 1991 vol 195 cc467-8W
Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total cost of printing and distribution of (1) "Serving the Community—The Northern Ireland Prison Service in the 1990s", (2) "Ring of Gullion Proposal: AONB Guide to Designation", (3) "Working for Patients HSS Trusts: A Working Guide", (4) "Better Service Better Care; What the Changes in Health and Social Services Mean for You", (5) "Registrar General NI: Annual Report 1989", (6) "Legal Annual Report 1989–90", (7) "Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights Report for 1990–1991", (8) "People Policing Progress—The Work of the Police Authority 1988–1991", (9) "Rate Collection Agency Framework Document April 1991" and (10) "Annual Report of the Chief Adjudication Officer for 1989–90 on Adjudication Standards (DHSS)"; and who was awarded the printing contract in each case.

Dr. Mawhinney

The cost of printing, publishing and distributing the following publications are borne by HMSO who aim to recover costs from sales revenue:

  1. 1. Serving the Community—
  2. The Northern Ireland Prison Service in the 1990s.
  3. 3. Working for Patients HSS Trusts: A Working Guide.
  4. 4. Better Service Better Care: What the Changes in Health and Social Services Mean for You.
  5. 5. Registrar General NI: Annual Report 1989.
  6. 6. Legal Aid Annual Report 1989–1990 (Title as given not known).
  7. 7. Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights Report for 1990–91.
  8. 9. Rate Collection Agency Framework Document April 1991.
  9. 10. Annual Report of the Chief Adjudication Officer for 1989–90 on Adjudication Standards (DHSS).

Northern Ireland Departments purchase copies for distribution, the total cost of which was £117,265.43.

Additionally, "Better Service Better Care: What the changes in Health and Social Services Mean for You" was distributed throughout the Province at a cost of £24,969.

One publication, "Ring of Gullion Proposal: AONB Guide to Designation", has not yet been published in final form and costs have not yet been included.

The one publication not printed via HMSO, "People Policing Progress—The Work of the Police Authority 1988–1991", was contracted independently by the Department but details are not released to protect commercial confidentiality.