HC Deb 21 July 2004 vol 424 c240W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many copies of her Department's, and predecessor Department's annual report were printed in each year since 1997; how many were sold in each year; and what the(a) publication costs and (b) sales revenue were. [183842]

Alun Michael

Defra does not have the information on how many copies were printed as the departmental report is published by The Stationery Office Ltd. which determines the print quantities, based on a commercial judgment, and receives all revenues.

Defra is responsible for the design, editorial, typesetting and proofing of the document and the cost for these items since the formation of the department in 2001 are:

£000
2002 17,512
2003 15,200
2004 16,993

The report is available, free of charge, on the Department's website.

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