Seat Belts

HC Deb 08 February 1983 vol 36 cc341-2W

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will give for the longest and most convenient stated period of time the actual or estimated total expenditure under stated headings, on advertising seat belts, including the recent media campaign on their compulsory use.

Mrs. Chalker

Expenditure on seat belt advertising in the various media categories, including research costs, for the five years 1978–79 to 1982–83—was the 1982–83 element being an estimate—as follows:

	£
TV	3,834,950
Poster	695,650
Press	592,100
Print	118,900
Radio	25,950
Research	180,450
Total	5,448,000

Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if, pursuant to the answer of 7 December 1982, Official Report, c. 459–460, he will seek to obtain a copy of the guidelines on medical exemptions from compulsory seat belt wearing issued by the Medical Commission on accident prevention and place it in the Library for the use of hon. Members.

Mrs. Chalker

I have arranged for a copy of the guidelines prepared and issued by the Medical Commission on accident prevention to be placed in the Library today.