§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cost of producing and circulating the departmental annual report for each of the last 10 years in real terms. [16588]
§ Sir John WheelerDepartmental reports were published for the first time in 1991. The five editions of the Northern Ireland departmental report produced since 1991 have been published as Command Papers by HMSO, which has borne the printing and publishing costs with the aim of recovering these from the sales revenue.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [16587]
§ Sir John WheelerSome 1,400 copies of the Northern Ireland departmental report, Cm 2816, were printed and published. In addition to those copies required by Parliament and the Government Departments and agencies concerned, just under 1,000 copies were produced to satisfy other sales at a price of £22.50 net. The cost of printing and publishing Cm 2816 were borne by HMSO, which aims to recover these costs from sales revenue.