HC Deb 06 March 1969 vol 779 cc156-7W
Mr. Murray

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost of Government advertising in each of the following newspapers in 1968, namely, the Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Sketch, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian. The Times, The Sun, Financial Times, Morning Star, Evening News, Evening Standard, Sunday Express, Sunday Telegraph, News of the World, The People, The Observer, The Sunday Times and The Sunday Mirror.

Mr. Harold Lever

The following table shows the cost in 1968 of display advertising in the newspapers named.

AMOUNTS PAID BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS (EXCLUDING THE POST OFFICE) ON DISPLAY ADVERTISING SPACE IN CERTAIN NEWSPAPERS IN 1968.
Newspaper Expenditure
£
Daily Express 340,735
Daily Mail 102,271
Daily Mirror 488,888
Daily Sketch. 45,951
Daily Telegraph 307,470
Financial Times 47,884
Guardian 46,673
Morning Star
Sun 59,042
Times 65,807
News of the World 143,603
People 154,593
Sunday Express 173,442
Sunday Mirror 276,460
Sunday Telegraph 34,567
Sunday Times 314,651
Observer 143,418
Evening News 30,026
Evening Standard 34,956

NOTES:

The amounts are those paid to advertising agents.

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

Mr. Murray

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost of Government advertising on B.B.C.1, B.B.C.2 and independent television in 1968.

Mr. Harold Lever

There is no advertising on B.B.C.1 and B.B.C.2 The cost of advertising time bought by the Central Office of Information for Government Departments on independent television in 1968 was £976,335. This does not include any direct expenditure by the Post Office.