§ Mr. Murrayasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Daily Mail in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(2) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Daily Express in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(3) what was the cost of Government advertising in the London Evening Standard in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(4) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Daily Mirror in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(5) what was the cost of Government advertising in the London Evening News in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(6) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Sunday Mirror in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(7) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Daily Telegraph in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(8) what was the cost of Government advertising in The Times in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(9) what was the cost of Government advertising in the People in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(10) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Sunday Times in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(11) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Sunday Telegraph in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(12) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Sunday Express in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(13) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Observer in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
181W(14) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Financial Times in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(15) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Sun and Daily Herald in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(16) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Daily Sketch in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(17) what was the cost of Government advertising in the Morning Star and Daily Worker in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(18) what was the cost of Government advertising in The Guardian in each of the years 1961 to 1966;
(19) what was the cost of Government advertising in the News of the World in the years 1961 to 1966;
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost of Government advertising in the Sunday Citizen in each of the years 1961 to 1966.
§ Mr. MacDermotPursuant to my reply of 26th January—[Vol. 739, c. 370–372.]—The following table shows the cost in 1963–64 and 1965–66 of display advertising in the newspapers named:—
AMOUNTS PAID BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON DISPLAY ADVERTISING SPACE IN CERTAIN NEWSPAPERS IN 1963–64 AND 1965–66 Newspaper Expenditure 1963–64 1965–66 (£) (£) Daily Express 175,850 314,892 Daily Mail 119,878 125,602 Daily Mirror 200,116 381,485 Daily Sketch 18,045 20,933 Daily Telegraph 130,622 200,247 Financial Times 13,429 29,511 Guardian 15,194 36,605 Morning Star (Daily Worker) nil nil Sun (Herald) 32,334 43,973 Times 30,577 54,993 News of the World 117,221 142,007 Observer 50,664 104,798 People 115,875 182,231 Sunday Citizen 2,340 3,590 Sunday Express 135,357 199,322 Sunday Mirror 76,632 193,250 Sunday Telegraph 22,850 86,715 Sunday Times 106,979 198,589 Evening News 23,840 29,439 Evening Standard 17,064 29,791 NOTES:
The amounts are those paid to the advertising agents.
Advertising by the Post Office is excluded: complete information in comparable form is not available.