HC Deb 20 July 2004 vol 424 cc224-5W
Mr. Prisk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total cost was of(a) publishing, (b) producing and (c) distributing the Racial Equality and the Smaller Business guide produced by the Commission for Racial Equality. [180500]

Fiona Mactaggart

HSBC sponsored the production of the guide and paid for the production of 100,000 CDs. The Post Office distributed it free of charge to small businesses. In addition, 44,417 PDF versions of the guide have been downloaded from the Commission for Racial Equality's website and 2,792 copies have been ordered from the stationary office. The Commission for Racial Equality paid for the Welsh version (£4,506). The only other cost to them was staff time.

Mr. Prisk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which other Government Departments were involved in producing the Racial Equality and the Smaller Business guide produced by the Commission for Racial Equality. [180501]

Fiona Mactaggart

The Department of Trade and Industry was the only other Government Department represented on the Commission for Racial Equality's advisory group.