§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total spending by the Manpower Services Commission on press, public relations and advertising, respectively, in 1987–88.
§ Mr. Cope[holding reply Thursday 21 July]: The total expenditure for 1987–88 by the Training Commission—formerly Manpower Services Commission—on press and public relations was £1,138,200. Total expenditure on advertising was £24,298,000.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest figure for the estimated spending in 1988–89 by the Manpower Services Commission on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material.
§ Mr. Cope[holding reply Thursday 21 July]: The latest estimated spending 1988–89 by the Training Commission—formerly Manpower Services Commission—is as follows:
£ million Advertising Television 8.4 Radio — Press 14.4 Other promotional activities 6.4 TOTAL 19.2 1 Includes a small amount of radio advertising. This cannot be separately identified.