§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many copies of his 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. [183883]
Gareth ThomasDFID's first departmental report was produced in 1998.
Between 1998 and 2002 publication of DFID's departmental report was handled by The Stationery Office Limited (TSO). The cost of production was met by DFID. The cost of printing was met by TSO. TSO provided an agreed number of copies to DFID and retained revenue from sales.
The following table includes the number of copies supplied to DFID, the number of copies issued by TSO and the production costs met by DFID. The total number of reports produced is not available, nor is the revenue earned by TSO.
Copies supplied to DFID Copies issued by TSO Cost of production met by DFID (£) 1998 1,500 605 33,672 1999 2,662 531 65,051 2000 3,842 509 98,000 2001 5,000 547 81,576 2002 3,500 531 61,235 From 2003 the arrangements with The Stationery Office Limited (TSO) were changed. DFID handled both the production and print of the report itself, providing the required number of copies to TSO. TSO retain the revenue of any copies sold. The report is also available to download, free of charge, from DFID's website.
This second table includes the number of copies produced, the additional number of copies issued by ISO, and the cost of printing and production met by DFID.
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Copies produced by DFID Copies issued by TSO Cost of printing and production by DFID (£) 2003 3,000 440 76,480 2004 3,050 1351 45,000 1To date.