To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost was of the publication of the 2001 Departmental Report. [112809]

While the Department pays for some production costs of its annual report, these only cover the design and typesetting. The costs of printing are met directly by the publisher, The Stationery Office (ISO) and do not fall to the Department. The Department also buys in copies from the ISO to distribute internally and to our partners.The costs for the Department for Education and Employment 2001 Report was:

	£
Typesetting and design	33,813
Buying in copies from ISO	18,600
Total	52,413

Other costs of printing and publication are met directly by the publisher, The Stationery Office Limited (TSO), and do not fall to government.