HC Deb 29 April 1968 vol 763 cc127-8W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost in the financial year 1967–68 of Government advertising in each of the following newspapers, namely, the Aberdeen Press and Journals, the Evening News, the Evening Times, the Daily Record, the Glasgow Herald, the Scottish Daily Express, the Scottish Daily Record, the Scottish Daily Mail, The Scotsman, the Sunday Mail and the Sunday Post.

Mr. Harold Lever

The following table shows the cost in the financial year 1967–68 of display advertising in the newspapers named.

AMOUNTS PAID BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON DISPLAY ADVERTISING SPACE IN CERTAIN NEWSPAPERS IN 1967–68
Newspaper Expenditure
£
Aberdeen Press and Journals 5,036
Evening News 5,109
Evening Times 4,504
Daily Record 25,804
Glasgow Herald 7,184
Scottish Daily Express 15,325
Scottish Daily Mail 3,820
Scotsman 7,474
Sunday Mail 11,675
Sunday Post 33,530
Note: The amounts are those paid to advertising agents.

Comparable information for semi-display and classified advertising is not readily available.