§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Paymaster General what will be the total spending of his Department on press and public relations in the current year; and what it was in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Paymaster General what will be the estimated spending by his Department on television, radio and newspaper advertising, respectively, and other promotional literature in the current year; and what was the total in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeExpenditure on the promotion of schemes by the media and literature by our Department from 1979–1986 was as follows:
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£ 1979–80 72,922 1980–81 320,707 1981–82 409,462 1982–83 361,226 1983–84 499,040 1984–85 321,981 1985–86 1,225,373 The amount spent so far, and the amount planned and committed, for 1986–87 is £8,363,382.10.
Note: Figures for television, radio, newspaper advertising and promotional literature are not available separately.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Paymaster General how many press and public relations staff are employed in his Department; and how many were employed in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeDetails of the numbers of information officer group staff employed in the Department of Employment group are as follows:
Press and Public Relations Office Number 1979–80 9 1980–81 10 1981–82 8 1982–83 8 1983–84 8 1984–85 7 1985–86 8 October 1986 8
All press and public relations work including in the above, and marketing and promotion of schemes Number 1979–80 20 1980–81 21 1981–82 20 1982–83 20 1983–84 20 1984–85 19 1985–86 18 October 1986 19