§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister who is responsible for the(a) design, (b) production and (c) distribution of the leaflets (i) "Your Say: A new opportunity for the North East", (ii) "Your Say: A new opportunity for the North West", (iii) "Your Say: A new opportunity for Yorkshire and the Humber", (iv) "Your Say: Business and Jobs" and (v) "Your Say: Assembly powers and responsibilities"; and at what cost.[162423]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe "Your Say" campaign is aimed at informing the public in the north west, north east and Yorkshire and Humber regions about the Government's proposals for giving the region's voters an opportunity to say if they want to have regional Government.
The Newcastle and Manchester based advertising agency Robson Brown was commissioned to design the three leaflets, "Your Say: A new opportunity" for the North East/North West/Yorkshire and the Humber and "Your Say: Business and Jobs" and "Your Say: Assembly" powers and responsibilities.
Production has been carried out by Robson Brown and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's print procurement team.Distribution has been handled by the relevant Government Offices and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's retained distribution house.642WThe combined design costs of the "Your Say: A new opportunity" leaflets totalled £8,750.Production costs to date of the "Your Say: A new opportunity leaflets" totals £28,586 for delivery of the following:
- North West—171,200 leaflets
- Yorkshire and the Humber—171,200 leaflets
- North East—139,200 leaflets.
Design and production costs of "Your Say: Business and Jobs" totals £1,780 (5,000 copies per region).Design and production costs of "Your Say: Assembly powers" and responsibilities totals £1,400 (5,000 copies per region).