HC Deb 03 November 2003 vol 412 c475W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost was of(a) preparing, (b) printing and (c) distributing Opportunity for All Fifth Annual Report 2003, Annual Report on Health, Poverty and Social Exclusion. [135083]

Mr. Pond

Opportunity for all—Fifth Annual Report 2003 (Cm 5956) sets out the Government's strategy for tackling poverty and social exclusion.

The production, printing and distribution of the report, including its summary and alternative formats, cost approximately £90,000 in total.

The report was produced by the Department for Work and Pensions but is based on contributions from a wide range of officials across other UK Government Departments and the Devolved Administrations. Determining the overall cost of preparing the report in terms of staff time could therefore be achieved only at disproportionate expense.

The report is available in the Library.