§ Sir L. Plummerasked the Secretary to the Treasury what was the expenditure on advertising for each respective Government Department calculated in pounds sterling and in column inches in the London and provincial evening papers during the present financial year to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. du CannFurther to the Written Answer I gave the hon. Member on 21st December [OFFICIAL REPORT, Vol. 669, c.263], expenditure by Government Departments on display advertising in the London and provincial evening papers, up to and including 31st December, 1962, is detailed below. As regards semi-display and classified advertising, I would ask the hon. Member to await the Answer which I shall give to the 28W hon. Member for Rossendale (Mr. Greenwood) on 25th January.
Department Column inches £ Central Office of Information on behalf of:— Admiralty 885 1,853 Air Ministry 1,207 2,064 Ministry of Health 1,212 2,466 Home Office 260 2,498 Ministry of Housing and Local Government 65 371 Scottish Office 667 1,840 War Office 992 2,063 Ministry of Public Building and Works 288 149 National Savings Committee 14,058 29,636 Scottish Savings Committee 1,567 3,269 21,200 46,209 NOTES:
1. The figures include departmental production costs.
2. Post Office expenditure is excluded.
§ Mr. Greenwoodasked the Secretary to the Treasury what was the expenditure of each Government Department on advertising on hoardings during the present financial year to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. du CannFurther to the Written Answer I gave the hon. Member on 21st December [OFFICIAL REPORT, Vol. 669, c.262], expenditure by Government Departments on advertising on hoardings, up to and including 31st December, 1962 was as follows:
£ National Savings Committee 14,630 Scottish Savings Committee 2,296 Central Office of Information and Stationery Office expenditure on behalf of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government 706 Total 17,632 NOTE:—These figures include departmental production costs.