§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list his Department's spending on official publications since May 1997. [93691]
§ Mr. StrawThe spending on official publications since May 1997 by the Home Office, apart from the Prison Service; which includes the costs incurred by the Department in publishing, preparation, production and purchase of copies for official use; was approximately £4.6 million in 1997–98, £4.3 million in 1998–99 and £2.5 million to date in 1999–2000. The figures exclude the cost of publications produced for internal use. Where the Department makes use of a private sector publisher, the publishing, printing and design costs are generally met by the publisher as part of their acceptance of the risks, of publication.
Unfortunately, there is no central record of expenditure incurred on official publications at Prison Service outstations.
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Spending on Official Publications since May 1997 £ Home Office Directorate/Agency 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Police Policy 313,745 377,533 45,906 Organised and International Crime 3,669 115,105 1,743 Criminal Policy 1,677,530 1,734,000 43,140 Research Development and Statistics 486,000 438,000 60,100 Immigration and Nationality 16,003 22,650 5,998 Constitutional and Community Policy 8,329 8,330 2,776 Fire and Emergency Planning 46,290 67,424 32,204 Planning and Finance 770 770 257 Other Central Services 13,163 69,913 58,121
Spending on official publications since May 1997 £ Home Office Directorate/Agency 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Corporate Resources and Development 4 804 399 Communication 1,962,993 1,411,475 2,256,901 United Kingdom Passport Agency 37,222 64,571 12,435 Fire Service College 7,034 4,012 1,737 Forensic Science Service 28,000 25,000 0 Total 4,600,752 4,339,587 2,521,717