HC Deb 29 February 1972 vol 832 cc72-3W
Mr. William Price

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much of the £8,588,290 spent on Government advertising during 1971 went to each of the national newspapers;

(2) what was the total amount spent by the Government and its various agencies, on advertising during 1971.

Mr. Higgins

The amount spent by the C.O.I. on Government advertising in each of the national newspapers is listed below. To provide all the information requested would involve disproportionate costs since details are not available centrally.

Newspaper
£
Daily Express 381,595
Daily Mail 119,403
Daily Mirror 768,794
Daily Sketch 39,480
Guardian 43,676
Sun 318,912
The Telegraph 215,619
The Times 72,026
The Financial Times 41,840
Sunday Newspapers
News of the World 331,112
Observer 79,249
People 213,635
Sunday Express 183,620
Sunday Mirror 322,066
Sunday Telegraph 49,111
Sunday Times 171,813
Observer Magazine 90,184
Daily Telegraph Magazine 156,212
Sunday Times Magazine 147,490
£3,745,837