§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the total amount of money spent by his Department on advertising in each of the last five years for which figures are available (a) of job vacancies and (b) for other reasons.
§ Mr. JoplingMy Department has spent the following sums in the years in question on advertising and paid publicity:
Advertising for staff Other advertising/ publicity 1979–80 £62,965 £27,728 1980–81 £52,698 £43,141 1981–82 £15,135 £48,168 1982–83 £27,131 £69,599 1983–84 £23,551 £79,470