§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list for each annual departmental report, the estimated cost of printing and publishing last year the total sales to(a) the Department and (b) other buyers; and if HMSO covered its costs. [20187]
§ Mr HoramSales to the author Department and to other buyers for each 1994 departmental report are as follows:
Cm No. Author Department Sales to Author Department1 Other Sales2 2501 Defence 500 699 2502 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2,770 632 2503 Agriculture 776 593 2504 Trade and Industry 3,850 955 2505 Employment 982 758 2506 Transport 530 972 2507 Environment 1,540 955 2508 Home Office 806 613 2509 Lord Chancellor and Law Officers 206 606 2510 Education 705 834 2511 National Heritage 825 688 2512 Health 1,157 855 2513 Social Security 1,870 807 2514 Scottish Office 35 694 2515 Welsh Office 450 628 2516 Northern Ireland Office 137 681 2517 Chancellor of the Exchequer's Departments 301 554 2518 Cabinet Office etc 340 582 2519 Statistical Supplement 263 857 Complete Sets Nil 222 1Initial supplies only, any subsequent orders are not recorded. 2 As at 20 April 1995. The printing costs result from competitive tendering undertaken by HMSO and are therefore commercially confidential. Printing and publishing costs were borne by HMSO, which aims to recover these from the sales revenue.