§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what measures the Department takes to assess the cost and staff implications of compiling material for the departmental annual report; [20201]
(2) how much staff time, and at what estimated cost, was put into compiling the departmental annual report; and what the figures were for each year for which figures are available since 1990. [20200]
§ Mr. SoamesMost of the information in the departmental report is gathered and compiled by staff, as part of their normal duties, for use not only in the report but in other Government publications and internal management plans. It is therefore not possible to separate the marginal staff effort and costs relating solely to the departmental report.