To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the (a) production and printing and (b) other costs to his Department of producing its most recent (i) departmental annual report and (ii) autumn performance report. (266688)

The cost of production of the Autumn Performance Report for 2008 and the annual Departmental Report for 2007-08 would only relate to staff costs in respect of the drafting and compilation of the reports as part of normal business.

The cost of the printing of:

(i) the Annual Departmental Report for 2007-08 was £12,870; and

(ii) the Autumn Performance Report for 2008 was £6,543.

Printing costs are not available for the 2008-09 Departmental Report as it is not yet published.

There were no other costs to my Department of producing these reports.