HC Deb 18 January 2001 vol 361 cc342-3W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list each new publication issued by his Department since 1997 and what the total cost was to the Department of each publication. [141458]

Mr. Hain

[holding answer 11 December 2000]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Mr. Maclean) on 3 November 1999, Official Report, column 184W. The information requested has been placed in the Library. In addition, the 1999 and 2000 FCO departmental reports cost £18,628 and £17,520 respectively.

Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's spending on official publications was for(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98, (c) 1998–99, (d) 1999–2000 and (e) 2000–01; and what the planned expenditure is for 2001–02. [141454]

Mr. Hain

[holding answer 11 December 2000]: The spending on official publications by the Public Diplomacy (formerly Information) Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was:

Year £
1997–97 1,893,549.68
1997–98 3,498,496.81
1998–99 1,995,989.46
1999–2000 1,802,149.88
2000–01 1,187,492.16
2001–02 11,516,345.00
1 Estimated

This does not include any staff costs.

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