Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Monday, 15 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 May 2006. It was answered by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 22 May 2006 on behalf of the House of Commons Commission.

Vote Office Print Unit

Question: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission if he will list the parliamentary publications produced by the Vote Office Print Unit in each of the last six months for which information is available; what his estimate is of the savings to the House by the use of the Vote Office Print Unit during this period to produce publications previously printed by other sources; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Parliamentary publications in all the following categories were produced or reprinted by the Print Services Unit in each of the last six months: House of Commons and House of Lords Bills and Explanatory Notes; House of Commons and House of Lords Debates; Standing Committee Debates (‘Brown Covers’); House of Commons Papers; Select Committee transcripts of evidence. In total 1,491 titles were printed and 27,309 copies produced. The estimated savings by the use of the Print Services Unit during this period to print items previously printed by other sources is £103,650.

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