§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list all White Papers, Green Papers and pamphlets issued by her Department or agencies for which it is responsible in 1994, giving, in each case the total cost to the Exchequer of their production, publication and distribution; and what was the total equivalent cost in 1980.
§ Mr. SackvilleAll White Papers and Green Papers are published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
In respect of those and other publications published by HMSO, all costs are borne by HMSO which aims to recover these from sales revenue. The estimated costs of copies of these publications purchased by my Department during 1994–95 are £73,000.
Estimated costs for 1994–95 for leaflets, booklets, newsletters, issued by the Department and its agencies, excluding the Medicines Control Agency, including production and distribution are £5,678,000. This largely represents public health campaigns designed to improve health and information for the national health service, general practitioners and the medical professions.
A full list of all White Papers, Green Papers and pamphlets can be provided only at disproportionate cost. Figures for 1980 are not available.