§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list his Department's spending on official publications since May 1997. [93694]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe spending on official publications since May 1997—which includes the costs incurred by the Department in publishing, preparation, production and purchase of copies for official use—is estimated to be £1,040,000. This excludes the cost of publications produced for internal use. Where the Treasury makes use of a private sector publisher, printing and design costs are generally met by the publisher as part of their acceptance of the risk of publication.