HC Deb 17 June 2003 vol 407 c145W
Mr. Ancram

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from which councils of the Commonwealth Zimbabwe is suspended. [118982]

Mr. Straw

Zimbabwe is suspended from all Councils of the Commonwealth. This includes the Commonwealth Science Council. The Commonwealth Secretariat and members of the Commonwealth ensured that, at the Commonwealth Science Council meetings in Johannesburg in the week of 9 June, the terms of the suspension were observed.

Annual report costs 1998–2003
£
Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Design, typesetting, pdfs etc 46,142 40,212 45,144 56,105 45,524
Print (Buy back of copies from the Stationery Office1 25,000 18,310 24,648 24,774 18,140
Proof reading 648 533 570 80
Total 71,142 59,170 70,325 281,449 63,744
1DCMS was responsible for print and distribution for the 2003 annual report as this was found to be a more cost effective option than going through The Stationery Office.
2The costs for 2002 included the development of a new design template which the Department plans to follow for the next three years.