§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total spending by his Department on press and public relations in 1986–87; and what is the estimated expenditure for the current year.
§ Mr. ChannonThe total spending for press and public relations during the financial year 1986–87 was £6.1 million. The estimated expenditure for the current year is £6.5 million. This includes both spending on programmes and running costs.
T S C A V 1986–87 1987–88 £'000 £ Provision Expenditure Provision Section J2(1) Road Safety Publicity 4,853 4,806 5,220 Section J2(2) Grants to Voluntary & Other Bodies 96 78 181 Section K3 Marine Publicity 224 148 393 Total programme 5,173 5,032 5,794 Running Costs1 n/a 1,084 754 Grand Total — 6,116 6,548 1 Running cost lower in 1987–88 because of transfer of certain categories of expenditure to programme.