Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 July 2002. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 July 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on designing, producing and distributing the Budget 2002 summary leaflet; and to whom it was distributed. - Inc figures.

Answer: Chris Grayling: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on designing, producing and distributing the Budget 2002 summary leaflet; and to whom it was distributed. [67811] Dawn Primarolo: The Budget 2002 summary leaflet was designed, written and edited by Treasury officials. The costs of production and distribution of the leaflet were met from within Departmental Expenditure Limits amounted to approximately £208,000. The leaflet is available free of charge from the Treasury and is published on the Treasury website. Copies of the leaflet were also distributed nationwide through libraries, educational establishments, citizens advice bureaus, Jobcentres, NHS hospitals, GPs' surgeries, and other organisations.

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