§ Mr. John Pageasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish a list showing the amount of money spent by each Government Department on television and radio advertising, shown separately, for the last four years.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe amounts spent by Government Departments on television and radio during the last four years were as follows:
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Department Television [...] £ [...] 1975–76: Cabinet Office … … 96,400 — Counter Inflation Publicity Unit … … 269,500 — Ministry of Defence … … 1,048,300 8,200 Employment Service Agency … … — 7,200 Department of Energy … … 1,496,700 13,400 Department of the Environment … … 1,334,200 3,000 Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) … … 33,200 — Department of Health and Social Security … … 74,800 — Home Office … … 511,800 — Department for National Savings … … 80,110 — Northern Ireland Office … … 3,600 — Scottish Office … … 145,000 20,000 Department of Trade and Industry … … — 700 Training Services Agency … … 206,800 — 1976–77: Ministry of Defence … … 648,120 10,300 Department of Employment … … 100,500 — Employment Service Agency … … — 2,500 Department of Energy … … 297,600 — Department of the Environment … … 1,739,000 — Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) … … 37,400 1,800 Office of Fair Trading … … — 2,000 Department of Health and Social Security … … 480,000 — Home Office … … 334,400 — Department of Industry … … 5,800 12,500 Department for National Savings … … 308,300 — Royal Mint … … — 700 Scottish Office … … 138,000 3,000 Training Services Agency … … 126,800 24,200 1977–78: Ministry of Defence … … 534,000 32,400 Department of Employment … … 5,300 — Employment Service Agency … … — 1,300 Department of Energy … … 1,058,200 — Department of the Environment … … 186,300 — Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) … … 51,300 300 Department of Health and Social Security … … 172,200 200 Home Office … … 554,900 — Manpower Services Commission … … — 29,400 Metrication Board … … — 9,500 Scottish Office … … 181,000 13,000 Training Services Agency … … 96,700 23,700 Department of Transport … … 2,678,100 39,100 These figures represent expenditure excluding certain television volume discounts received after the end of each financial year.