§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the(a) gross and (b) net cost is of (i) production and (ii) distribution of NHS magazine; and what its circulation is. [98812]
§ Mr. LammyNHS magazine has two editions; NHS magazine, distributed to 27,000 senior staff in acute and secondary health care teams and primary care magazine, distributed to 30,000 staff in primary health care teams.
Production and distribution costs can be different for different issues, depending on content, advertising revenue and whether any specific staff groups are being sent material of specific interest.
Costs for each issue are reduced by income from advertising. Publications are not subject to value added tax.
The normal average costs of production and distribution are shown in the table.
£ NHS magazine Primary care magazine Production 50,386 32,876 Distribution 12,500 13,500 Total(gross) 62,386 46,376 Income from advertising 7,900 7,900 Total(net) 54,486 38,476