HC Deb 23 July 1996 vol 282 cc250-1W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the agencies for which he is responsible indicating for each the costs incurred for printing(a) all publications and (b) the annual report in the last available year. [38671]

Mrs. Angela Knight

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executives of the Chancellor's five agencies: National Savings, the Royal Mint, the Office for National Statistics, the Valuation Office and Paymaster agencies. I have asked each of them to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Peter Bareau to Mr. Anthony Steen, dated 23 July 1996:

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply, with details for National Savings, to your Question about printing costs.The total cost of printing external publications (excluding the annual report) during 1995–96 was approximately £1.8 million. This figure covers principally the costs of our product booklets, investment guides and interest rate leaflet, all of which are available throughout the post office network, and our guide for financial advisers.The cost of printing the annual report for the year ending 31 March 1996 was just under £14,000.

Letter from Mrs. V. E. Lowe to Mr. Anthony Steen, dated 23 July 1996:

In your question to the Chancellor (ref 38671) you ask about the costs incurred in printing publications and the Annual Report.I have regarded publications as that material available to the public, such as Council Tax leaflets, Charter booklets, Business Plan, Property Market Report etc. The cost during 1995–96 was £95,165 and the cost of producing the last Annual Report and Accounts was £7,918.Please let me know if I can assist further.

Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Anthony Steen, dated 23 July 1996:

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply to your Question requesting the most recent annual costs for printing all publications and in particular the Annual Reports for the agencies for which he is responsible as far as it relates to the Office for National Statistics.On your first point, most ONS priced paper publications are published by HMSO, who pay for the printing costs. Details of these printing costs can be obtained from the HMSO. For priced paper publications published by ONS, the printing costs in the calendar year 1995 were approximately £24,000.The printing costs for the last CSO Annual Report and Accounts (1995–96), which was laid before Parliament on the 15 July 1996, were £2964.I hope you find this reply helpful.

Letter from Keith Sullens to Mr. Anthony Steen, dated 23 July 1996:

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply to your Question seeking information on the costs his Agencies have incurred on printing all publications, and separately the annual report for the last available year.The total amount spent by PAYMASTER in 1995/96 was £47,932.72. Of this, £14,515.00 was spent on the Annual Report and Accounts.

Letter from Roger Holmes to Mr. Anthony Steen, dated 23 July 1996:

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply to your Question about printing costs.In the financial year 1995/96 the Royal Mint incurred costs of £10,437.00 for the design and printing of its Annual Report for 1994/95. There were no other publications printed during this period.