HL Deb 19 April 1977 vol 382 cc119-20WA
Baroness YOUNG

asked Her Majesty's Government:

  1. (i) how much the Post Office has spent in each of the last five years on advertising its postal and telecommunications services respectively,
    1. (a) on television and radio;
    2. (b) in the Press;
    3. (c) elsewhere;
  2. (ii) how much it is intended to spend in the same way during the current financial year and during the year following it;
  3. (iii) how much the current television advertisement featuring Mr. Tommy Steele is costing the Post Office,
    1. (a) in total;
    2. (b) with respect to Mr. Steele;
  4. (iv) how all this expenditure is accountable to Parliament and the public.

Lord WINTERBOTTOM

The level of advertising is a commercial matter for the Post Office. The cost is met from the Post Office's own revenues. The noble Baroness should write to the chairman for the information she requires.