§ Mr. Jim Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Energy what advertising agents have been appointed by his Department, or by the Central Office of Information on behalf of his Department, to handle campaigns involving the communication of information on subjects for which his Department is responsible to Parliament over each of the last 10 years, respectively; what was the subject of each campaign; and how much was spent on each campaign.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerAdvertising expenditure by my Department, by agency and campaign, in each of the last five years was:
Advertising Campaign Amount spent with agency 1980–81 Young and Rubicam Energy Conservation 2,750,000 Charles Barker Offshore Supplies Office 21,000 1981–82 Young and Rubicam Energy Conservation 3,240,000 Charles Barker Offshore Supplies Office 16,500 1982–83 Young and Rubicam Energy Conservation 1,160,000 Charles Barker Offshore Supplies Office 20,600 1983–84 Young and Rubicam Energy Conservation 1,630,000 Charles Barker Offshore Supplies Office 31,400 1984–85 Young and Rubicam Energy Conservation 1,660,000 Doyle Dane Bernbach Energy Efficiency 2,567,000 Charles Barker Offshore Supplies Office 57,000 Figures for the period 1975 to 1980 can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.