§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of(a) producing and (b) distributing Primary Care magazine is; and how many copies have been circulated of each issue in the last 12 months. [100503]
§ Mr. LammyNHS Magazine now has two editions, each issued 10 times a year. NHS Magazine is distributed to around 27,000 senior staff in acute and secondary health care teams. Primary Care Magazine is distributed to around 31,000 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.
The normal average costs of production and distribution are shown in table 1. The number of copies of each issue circulated in the last 12 months is shown in table 2.
Table 1 £ 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
Table 2 Month NHS Magazine Primary Care Magazine February 2002 35,892 26,166 March 2002 35,745 26,080 April 2002 30,836 30,919 May 2002 29,092 31,387 June 2002 26,919 31,921 July 2002 26,826 31,926 August 2002 n/a n/a September 2002 27,266 32,364 October 2002 27,199 32,319 November2002 27,108 32,243 December 2002 27,173 32,177 January 2003 n/a n/a February 2003 134,485 135,366 1 Includes bulk copies distributed to workforce development confederations; this issue contained a personal development supplement.