HL Deb 15 May 1996 vol 572 cc59-60WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What royalties will be paid, and to whom, for the use of Muffin the Mule on postage stamps.

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

None, but the Post Office has paid £250 to the BBC to cover the copyright of the photograph to be used and a further £250 to the owner of the intellectual property rights of Muffin the Mule.