§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many official Christmas cards were sent out in 1993 by(a) Ministers, (b) civil servants and (c) staff of 645W Government agencies working in or to his Department; 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. EggarThe Department did not have an official Christmas card last year. The use of Christmas cards by the Department's executive agencies is a day-to-day operational matter for their chief executives, but I understand that in 1993 the following DTI agencies sent out official cards: Accounts Services Agency, Companies House, Laboratory of the Government Chemist, National Engineering Laboratory, National Physical Laboratory, National Weights and Measures Laboratory, Patent Office, Radiocommunications Agency and Warren Spring Laboratory. Details of these and any other mailings of Christmas cards are not held centrally.