Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will estimate the annual cost to her Department of (a) stationery and (b) postage incurred when sending a ministerial reply to hon. Members; and if she will make a statement.
Based on approximately 3,500 replies a year we estimate the annual cost of replying to hon. members as: a) £525, b) £1,650.