HC Deb 29 April 1987 vol 115 c162W
Mr. Dubs

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total expenditure on Government advertising in each of the last five years; and how much was spent on (a) television, (b) national newspapers, (c) local newspapers., (d) posters, (e) radio and (f) other media.

Mr. Brooke

Expenditure by the Central Office of Information on behalf of all Government Departments1 in 1986–87 is listed below.

£000's
Television advertising 54,200
Radio advertising 3,800
Press advertising:
National newspapers 23,006
Local newspapers 3,836
Other press 7,041
Other promotional material 16,070
1 Excluding Department for National Savings.

The figures for the years 1982–83 to 1985–86 are contained in the answer to a question from the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson) on 25 November 1986 at column 240–1. The breakdown of expenditure on advertising in national and local newspapers for those years is riot available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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