§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many departmental Christmas cards he and his Ministers intend to send in 2002; how much these cards will cost(a) to buy, (b) to post and (c) in staff time to sign, address and place in envelopes; and if he will place in the Library a sample copy of the official Christmas card he has sent this year; [88105]
(2) how much will be spent on (a) entertaining, (b) Christmas decorations and (c) other festive activities this Christmas season by his Department and government agencies answerable to his Department; and of this sum how much will be spent in Ministers' (i) private offices and (ii) official residences. [88133]
§ Peter HainI anticipate sending some 600 Christmas cards; my ministerial colleague expects to send up to 500. The total cost of printing these cards is expected to be some £484, postage will be payable on many but not all. It is not possible to accurately measure the staff time involved in issuing them.
I am placing a sample of my card in the Library.
My Department has spent £15 on hosting a party for "Daffodil Kids"—an organisation which provides outings for seriously ill Welsh children.
Other than these, there has been no cost to the public purse arising from Christmas entertaining, decorating, or related festive activities this year.
My Department has no agencies and I have no official residence.