§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in national newspapers in each of the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown by newspaper titles.
§ Mr. Brooke[holding answer 3 November 1987]The figures are as follows:
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Year Total £000 1982–83 — 1983–84 1,258
Year Total £000 1984–85 — 1985–86 6,756 1986–87 — This expenditure relates to the costs of advertising sales of Government shareholdings, which are financed from the proceeds of such share sales. The information about expenditure with individual newspapers is commercially confidential and cannot therefore be given in the form requested.