HC Deb 20 June 1947 vol 438 c258W
Mr. Lennox-Boyd

asked the Minister of Food the cost of the Press announcements and advertisements issued by his Department for the last three years.

Mr. Strachey

The expenditure of the Ministry of Food on Press announcement and advertisements, including production costs, for the last three financial years has been as follows: 1944–5, £523,214; 1945–6, £449,193; 1946–7, £344,248.