§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many official Christmas cards were sent out in 1993 by(a) Ministers, (b) civil servants and (c) staff of Government agencies working in or to his Department or the Overseas Development Administration; and how much these cards cost (i) to buy, (ii) to post and (iii) in staff time to sign, address and place in envelopes.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA total of 2,410 Christmas cards were sent out in 1993 by Foreign and Commonwealth Ministers. The cards cost £778.25. The other information is not centrally recorded or readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.