§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what measures her Department takes to assess the cost and staff implications of compiling material for the departmental annual report; [20191]
(2) how much staff time, and at what estimated cost, was put into compiling the departmental annual report; and what were the figures for each year for which figures are available since 1990. [20190]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe departmental report for the Department of Health has been produced by existing staff as part of their normal duties each year since its first publication in 1991. Production of the report is coordinated by approximately 0.6 whole-time equivalent staff, at a total cost of £14,100 at 1994–95 prices. It is not 173W possible to quantify the total input of those other staff across the Department who contribute material for the report.