§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost of producing and circulating the last departmental annual report; what was the circulation list; how many copies were produced; how many copies were sold; and at what price. [16646]
§ Mr. GoodladPublication and marketing of the FCO's—including the ODA—1995 departmental report, cover price £16.70, are the responsibility of HMSO.
Some 2,000 copies of the report were distributed directly by the FCO to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, key contacts within Government and aid organisations overseas, the media and members of staff. The FCO and ODA spent £33,023 on art work for the 1995 report.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost of producing and circulating the departmental annual report for each of the last 10 years in real terms. [16647]
§ Mr. GoodladPublication and marketing of the FCO's—including the Overseas Development Administration—Departmental report are the responsibility of HMSO.
Departmental Reports were published for the first time in 1991. The cost in real terms of art work for the last three years of publication was as follows:
- 1993: £17,524
- 1994: £26,333
- 1995: £33,023
Figures for previous years are not available.