§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the cost was of publishing her Department's annual report for each of the past five years. [70485]
§ Ms HewittThe costs incurred by the Department for design and artwork of the last five Expenditure Plans Reports are as follows:
£ Cost 2002 32,161 2001 35,006 2000 32,727 1999 38,125 1998 34,962 These figures also include the costs incurred in placing electronic versions of the reports on the Departmental website.
Printing costs are met by The Stationery Office, who recoup these costs through sales.