§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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. [16624]
§ Mr. LangSome 1,400 copies of the Scottish Office departmental report, Cm 2814, were printed and published, the cost of which was borne by HMSO which aims to recover these costs from sales revenue.
In addition to those copies required by Parliament, Government Departments and agencies, just over 1,100 were produced to satisfy other sales at a price of £18.10 net.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cost of, producing and796W circulating the departmental annual report for each of the last 10 years in real terms. [16625]
§ Mr. LangThe first Scottish Office departmental report was issued in March 1991. That and subsequent reports 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.