§ Lord Ironsideasked Her Majesty's Government:
What were the circulation figures of home and overseas subscribers, respectively to the MoD Contracts Bulletin for each of the five subscription years from 1988–89 to 1992–93.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Viscount Cranborne)The 125WA circulation figures for the MoD Contracts Bulletin for the subscription years 1988–89 to 1992–93 were as follows:
Number 1988–89 2,279 1989–90 2,638 1990–91 2,763 1991–92 2,822 1992–93 2,859 Details of overseas subscribers are not available for 1988–89 and 1989–90. In the last three years the number of overseas subscribers has averaged between 8 and 9 per cent. of the total.