Departmental Expenditure (Hansard, 16 December 1998)

HC Deb 16 December 1998 vol 322 c568W 568W

§ Mr. Don Foster
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total expenditure and the breakdown of expenditure in his Department since May 1997 on(a) public opinion research, (b) television, radio and newspaper advertising and (c) direct mail. [63916]

§ Ms Hewitt
The information is as follows:

£000

March 1997–March 1998 April 1998 Total

a) Public opinion research 121 306 427

b) Television, radio and ¹6,299

newspaper advertising 57 6,356

c) Direct mail 69 59 128

¹ Mainly comprises expenditure on providing information to business about the impact of the euro when it is introduced on 1 January 1999 in 11 EU countries, for which provision was taken in a Summer Supplementary Estimate (HC783).

£000
	March 1997–March 1998	April 1998	Total
a) Public opinion research	121	306	427
b) Television, radio and		¹6,299
newspaper advertising	57		6,356
c) Direct mail	69	59	128
¹ Mainly comprises expenditure on providing information to business about the impact of the euro when it is introduced on 1 January 1999 in 11 EU countries, for which provision was taken in a Summer Supplementary Estimate (HC783).