§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. [16642]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe cost of production and circulation borne by the Home Office was £22,265. I 809W understand from HMSO that, as at 24 March, 2,000 copies had been produced for sale. The cover price is £14.55. I am placing a copy of the circulation list in the Library.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of producing and circulating the departmental annual report for each of the last 10 years in real terms. [16643]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythDepartmental reports were published for the first time in 1991. Data for the five years of publication are as follows—costs borne by the Home Office, calculated at 1993–94 prices using the gross domestic product deflator:
Production and Circulation Year £ 1991 44.175 1992 31.841 1993 20.360 1994 21.917 1995 21.828