The total numbers of DCMS Christmas cards that each Minister intends to send this year are as follows:
Cards James Purnell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 500 Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism 450 Gerry Sutcliffe, Minister for Sport 150
This year the Department is producing a total of 3,400 Christmas cards (of which 1,100 are allocated to Ministers), costing a total of £2,284.
We cannot supply an accurate figure for postage costs as many of the cards will be distributed via internal contacts. However, standard procedure for DCMS is that they will be sent via second class post.