§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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; 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. LangIn 1993 Ministers in my Department sent 770 official Christmas cards, officials sent 6,208 and agencies sent 1,715.
The cost of the cards was £2,875 including VAT; it is not possible to identify the postal costs and staff time devoted to the dispatch of the cards.