Departmental Publicity (Hansard, 19 November 1986)

§ Mr. Dobson
asked the Attorney-General what will be the total spending of the Lord Chancellor's Department and his Department, respectively, on press and public relations in the current year; and what it was in 1979–80 and each intervening year.

§ The Attorney-General
The estimated spending by the Lord Chancellor's Department on press and public relations in 1986–87 is £26,100.
For the years 1984–85 and 1985–86 the expenditure was £5,180 and £13,253 respectively.
The amounts spent for the previous years can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
My Department incurred no expenditure on press and public relations in the years to which the question relates and the estimate spending for the current year is nil.

§ Mr. Dobson
asked the Attorney-General how many press and public relations staff are employed in the Lord Chancellor's Department and his Department, respectively, and how many were employed in 1979–80 and each intervening year.

§ The Attorney-General
The number of press and public relations staff employed in the Lord Chancellor's department is as follows:

1984–85 1985–86 1986–87

1 2 3

There were no such staff employed in the period up to 1983–84.
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My Department employed no press or public relations staff in the period covered by the question and there are no plans to do so.

§ Mr. Dobson
asked the Attorney-General what will be the estimated spending by the Lord Chancellor's Department and his Department, respectively, on television, radio and newspaper advertising and other promotional literature in the current year; and what was the total in 1979–80 and each intervening year.

§ The Attorney-General
The estimated spending by the Lord Chancellor's Department on promotional literature, and so on, for 1986–87, including staff costs, is £149,432.
For the years 1984–85 and 1985–86 the expenditure was £135,730 and £176,613 respectively. The breakdown of the amounts spent on respective areas and the amounts spent for previous years can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
My Department incurred no expenditure on promotional literature in the years to which the question relates and the estimate expenditure for the current year is nil.