§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Attorney-General 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.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIn 1993,(a) 150 Christmas cards were sent by Ministers, (b) 1,190 by civil servants in the Treasury Solicitor's Department, the Serious Fraud Office and the legal secretariat to the Law Officers and (c) 196 by staff of the Government Property Lawyers Agency. The approximate cost of these cards was (i) £1,100 to buy and (ii) approximately £255 to post. Figures are not 87W available for the cost of staff time to sign, address and place in envelopes. Figures for the Crown Prosecution Service are not included and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.