Sir G. HAMILTONasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, (1) the total amount expended by the Empire Marketing Board each year since 1926; and the main avenues of expenditure in round figures of say tens of thousands;
(2) the total sum expended by the Empire Marketing Board in bill posting each year since 1926, apart from the cost of printing the pictures and posters?
§ Mr. LUNNThe following statement gives the figures for which the hon. Member asks.
1329WThe total amounts expended out of the Empire Marketing Fund since 1926 are as follow:
£ 1926 … … 134,805 1927 … … 403,879 1928 … … 561,493 1929 … … 633,991 1930 (to 31st August) … … 133,094 The main avenues of expenditure and the amounts spent are as follow:
— 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930 (to 31st August). Research: £ £ £ £ £ Grants made through Government Departments. 11,152 69,511 165,088 247,896 30,877 Grants made direct out of the Empire Marketing Fund. 19,556 51,768 66,531 110,434 18,698 Publicity: Exhibitions and shopping weeks 17,667 42,263 61,786 57,792 616 Press advertising 46,911 77,200 106,06 59,940 44,927 Poster advertising 23,597 103,885 92,714 64,873 17,972 Lectures — 8,117 10,545 10,403 1,923 Cinema 1,217 5,768 2,055 17,748 2,586 Miscellaneous 450 892 5,248 11,605 154 Staff, premises, travelling, etc 14,255 44,475 51,460 53,300 15,341 134,805 403,879 561,493 633,991 133,094 The sums spent out of the Empire Marketing Fund on bill posting, apart from the cost of printing the pictures and posters, are as follow:
£ s. d. 1926 … … … 157 17 4 1927 … … … 31,498 19 4 1928 … … … 6,846 7 5 1929 … … … 11,822 9 10 1930 (to date) … … … 5,656 18 11