§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many free books were distributed by the books division of the health and safety division each year; to which organisations; what proposals he has to introduce charges for these supplies; and what is the projected potential income per year if payment is required. [41128]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordBetween April 1990 and March 1996 the Health and Safety Executive has issued an average seven million free publications each year. The 1061W HSE does not list by category the customers to whom these publications are distributed. The HSE has no plans to charge for such supplies.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the costs to the books division of the Health and Safety Executive for each year since 1991 for supplying bulk supplies of free books and leaflets to organisations with charitable status. [41126]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe information is not available.