asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list each publication produced by his Department for public distribution since 1979, together with the date of publication, the print-run, the total cost, the number distributed, the method of distribution, the subject covered and the target-group.

This information cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total budget allocated for the production of the leaflet "20 Questions on Defence"; if he will provide a breakdown of the budget; how many leaflets will be printed; how they will be distributed; and towards whom they are directed.

The total budget for the design, artwork and printing of 11,000 copies of the leaflet was £2,700, shared equally between the Ministry of Defence and Foreign and Commonwealth Office. A further 5,000 copies have been ordered at a total cost of £560, shared equally between the two Departments. The leaflet is intended to help to explain aspects of British defence and arms control policies to Members of both Houses, British Members of the European Parliament, members of the general public, and interested groups in other countries. Copies have been sent to all MPs and British MEPs, a number of peers, regular recipients of Foreign and Commonwealth Office publications on defence and disarmament issues, and British embassies and high commissions. It is intended to issue the remainder in response to specific requests or expressions of interest in the subjects covered in the leaflets.