Written question asked by William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party) on Monday, 1 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 June 1998. It was answered by Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 June 1998 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many copies of the Belfast Agreement were printed in (a) the English and (b) the Irish language; what was the cost of producing each version (i) in total and (ii) per copy; and what is the sale price. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many copies of the Belfast Agreement were printed in (a) the English and (b) the Irish language; what was the cost of producing each version (i) in total and (ii) per copy; and what is the sale price. [44094] Mr. Paul Murphy: A total of 835,000 copies of the Agreement were printed in English and 10,000 in Irish. the production cost of the English version was £563,750 and the Irish version cost £6,550. The English version cost 67.5p per copy and the Irish version 65.5p. The document was made available free of charge to the public.

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