§ Mr. Charles R. Morrisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will make a statement listing the cost of Government-sponsored advertising on television and in newspapers for the years 339W 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973–74, under appropriate departmental headings, Service Recruiting, Social Services, VAT, etc.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerFollowing is the information:
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Press Television Armed Services Recruitment £ £ 1968–69 … … 2,156,510 318,007 1969–70 … … 3,119,284 394,740 1970–71 … … 2,953,399 596,673 1971–72 … … 2,905,467 673,187 1972–73 … … 2,759,450 807,053 1973–74 … … 2,831,100 1,102,750 National Savings 1968–69 … … 538,738 — 1969–70 … … 850,162 — 1970–71 … … 1,019,881 250,310 1971–72 … … 868,108 387,821 1972–73 … … 1,159,200 98,000 1973–74 … … 1,282,500 34,000 Civil Service Recruitment 1968–69 … … 1,243,186 — 1969–70 … … 1,393,420 — 1970–71 … … 1,630,189 — 1971–72 … … 1,394,618 — 1972–73 … … 1,540,700 — 1973–74 … … 1,620,590 — Health and Social Security 1968–69 … … 319,333 — 1969–70 … … 294,404 — 1970–71 … … 409,692 — 1971–72 … … 458,275 282,833 1972–73 … … 772,490 — 1973–74 … … 542,600 256,600 Road Safety 1968–69 … … 160,647 687,791 1969–70 … … 121,137 689,705 1970–71 … … 67,049 679,891 1971–72 … … 278,450 475,250 1972–73 … … 370,700 1,283,170 1973–74 … … 513,350 1,256,450 Trade and Industry 1968–69 … … 377,316 — 1969–70 … … 358,667 — 1970–71 … … 96,478 — 1971–72 … … 366,369 — 1972–73 … … 463,380 77,065 1973–74 … … 562,500 50,000 Home Office 1968–69 … … 289,974 87 1969–70 … … 625,062 48,646 1970–71 … … 874,868 153,145 1971–72 … … 937,051 180,513 1972–73 … … 1,134,685 99,750 1973–74 … … 936,700 194,750 Decimalisation 1969–70 … … 155,322 23,680 1970–71 … … 530,168 332,440 1971–72 … … 53,208 — Value Added Tax 1972–73 … … 1,067,189 171,000 1973–74 … … 702,050 283,250
Press Television £ £ Metrication 1970–71 … … 6,006 — 1971–72 … … 33,808 — 1972–73 … … 367,950 — 1973–74 … … 364,500 — Others 1968–69 … … 363,335 39,461 1969–70 … … 261,903 10,869 1970–71 … … 502,651 124,681 1971–72 … … 1,025,115 223,581 1972–73 … … 308,027 — 1973–74 … … 1,678,450 429,500 NOTE:
Figures for 1972–73 are provisional estimates of actual expenditure.
Figures for 1973–74 are those included in Estimates for this year.