HC Deb 30 March 1994 vol 240 c756W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many copies were(a) printed and (b) distributed of his Department's document, "Britain's Railways: A New Era", and if he will list the recipients.

Mr. Freeman

A total of 8,000 copies of the document "Britain's Railways: A New Era" were printed. Distribution has been as follows:

  • 1,056 to BR and 2,000 to Railtrack; in turn I understand that BR and Railtrack are distributing the document to senior managers at national and regional level
  • 1,000 to the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising for distribution in response to enquiries
  • 827 copies to Peers and Members of Parliament
  • 50 copies to the media
  • 45 copies to attendees at a City seminar about rail privatisation 110 copies sent on request to the Railway Industry Association
  • 28 copies have also been sent on request to individuals with an interest in the rail industry.

The residue will be distributed on request.

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the cost of(a) printing, (b) distributing and (c) writing the document "Britain's Railways: A New Era."

Mr. Freeman

(a) Printing costs were £16,000 within an overall total for production costs of £30,000;

(b)The Department's distribution costs were £2,000.

(c)The document was written by the Department, its advisers and others as part of their normal duties.