§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will provide the same information for the 1994–95 "Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland" report as that provided for the 1993–94 report, referred to in his answer of 17 October,Official Report, columns 1141–42; and if he will make a statement; [1463]
(2) how many of the 2,250 copies of the "Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland" report were distributed in response to people who had written in requesting one and how many were sent out unsolicited; how many staff, and at what grades were involved in the research and writing of the document; what are the average annual costs of employing members of staff at these grades, including the share of running costs and support costs; what percentage of these staff's annual time was concerned with the report and related work; and if he will make a statement. [1464]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe Scottish Office produced 2,500 copies of the report "Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland, 1994–95". The publication date was Monday 21 October 1996 and, to Tuesday 29 October 1996, approximately 600 copies have been distributed. The cost of design, printing and publishing the document was £5,384 and the cost of the launch and publicity was £25. The cost of research staff time involved in its production cannot be identified separately.
Accurate information on the distribution of the "Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland, 1993–94" report is not available by the type of detail requested.
The work undertaken by staff on the "Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland" reports was carried out as an integral part of their normal work of providing economic advice and statistics and cannot separately be identified.
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