§ Mr. AncramTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost was of printing the Government's recent White Paper on the EU Constitution; whether this document will be posted with the proposed Constitution to every household in the UK; and what estimate he has made of the cost of printing 30 million copies of the White Paper. [189346]
§ Mr. StrawThe cost of printing 1,500 copies of the Government's White Paper on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was £2,385. There are no plans currently to send the White Paper to every household in the UK. As no tendering process has yet been entered into for this work a cost estimate is not available at this time. A copy of the White Paper is available online at www.europe.gov.uk.
§ Mr. AncramTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the cost of posting a copy of the proposed EU Constitution to every household in the UK; whether other Government literature will be enclosed; and when he expects this mass-mailing to take place. [189347]
§ Mr. StrawNo decisions have yet been made on the distribution of the proposed EU Constitutional Treaty. As no tendering process has yet been entered into for sending a copy to every household a cost estimate is not available at this time. A copy of the Provisional Treaty text is available online at www.europe.gov.uk.