§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of the costs of the consultation exercise in relation to the proposals for single-tier councils in Scotland, indicating how many consultation documents, videos and leaflets have been distributed and at what cost.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 17 November 1992]: The information requested is as follows:
Number produced to date Cost1 (£) Number distributed to date Consultation paper 22,500 72,000 17,000 Video 900 27,500 785 Leaflets 110,000 31,000 75,000 1 Costs shown are production costs and do not include postage.