HC Deb 03 July 1978 vol 953 cc18-9W
33. Mr. Higgins

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will give figures for Government advertising in each year since 1964, broken down by Department and type of advertising.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

I regret that information in the form requested by the hon. Member could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, over the past five years the amounts spent on advertising by the main Government Departments were as follows:

Department Press Television Radio Cinema Posters
£ £ £ £ £
1975–76
Civil Service Department (Counter-Inflation Publicity Unit) 786,000 269,500
Ministry of Defence 2,541,100 1,048,300 8,200 10,500
Department of Education and Science 12,700
Department of Employment 245,400
Department of Energy 1,534,800 1,496,700 13,400 186,900
Department of the Environment 339,400 1,334,200 3,000 252,600
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 16,000
Department of Health and Social Security 668,100 74,800 86,900 10,300
Home Office 909,200 511,800
Department of Industry 487,900 1,700
Department of Prices and Consumer Protection 23,000
Scottish Office 124,000 145,000 20,000
Department of Trade 24,300 700
Welsh Office 2,600
1976–77
Civil Service Department (Counter-Inflation Publicity Unit) 19,900
Ministry of Defence 2,506,400 648,100 10,300 500
Department of Education and Science 16,000
Department of Employment 167,600 100,500
Department of Energy 419,600 297,600
Department of the Environment 62,000 1,739,000 68,000 209,100
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 19,200
Department of Health and Social Security 1,034,900 480,000 18,300 71,000
Home Office 655,900 334,400 70,200
Department of Industry 406,100 5,800 12,500
Scottish Office 86,000 138,000 3,000
Department of Trade 81,000
1977–78
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 228
Ministry of Defence 2,742,600 435,300 26,000 52,000
Department of Education and Science 33,300
Department of Employment 431,200 5,700
Department of Energy 412,600 1,187,100
Department of the Environment 87,900 177,500
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 11,400
Department of Health and Social Security 1,182,400 166,800 900 3,600
Home Office 1,251,400 504,500 2,000
Department of Industry 387,000
Scottish Office 112,000 181,000 13,000
Department of Trade 36,100
Department of Transport 502,200 2,595,100 40,000 72,800 429,500
Welsh Office 1,800

The above figures represent expenditure by the Central Office of Information and the Scottish Office excluding certain television volume discounts received after the end of each financial year.