§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list his Department's spending on official publications since May 1997. [93688]
§ Dr. ReidThe spending on official publications by my Department and its predecessor, The Scottish Office, since May 1997, which includes the costs incurred by the Department in publishing, preparation and purchase of copies for official use was £225,802. These costs 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.