§ Norman LambTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the production of his Department's latest annual report cost; how many copies were printed; how many copies of it were sold at its cover price; to whom copies of the report have been provided free of charge; and how many copies were provided free of charge. [171137]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggWhile the Department pays for some production costs of its annual report, these only cover the design and typesetting. The costs of printing are met directly by the publisher, The Stationery Office (TSO) and do not fall to the Department. The Department buys in copies from the TSO to distribute internally and to our partners.
The costs for the Department for Education and Skills 2004 Report was:
£ Typesetting and design 17,500 Buying in copies from TSO 12,000 Total 29,500 Other costs of printing and publication are met directly by the publisher, The Stationary Office Limited (TSO), and do not fall to Government. It is also for TSO to decide how many are printed. As the reported was published on 30 April, there is no meaningful information yet available on numbers of copies sold by TSO.
1320WThe number of copies distributed free of charge was:
Number of copies Vote Office 150 Paper Office 50 HMT 10 Ofsted 15 DfES internal Parliamentary Office 22 Library 20 Press Office 25 Labour Attachés 50 SoS, Ministers, Special Advisers 9 Board, DGs, Directors 32 DMs and policy contributors 125 Total 508 The report is also available on the departmental website free of charge at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/deptreport2004/.