§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Prime Minister (1) if she will publish a list of all advertising contracts awarded by the Government in the years 1986, 1987 and 1988, indicating(a) whom the contract was awarded to, (b) in which media the advertising appeared and (c) the value of each contract;
(2) if she will list in 1988 prices the value, in descending order, of all advertising contracts awarded by the Government since 1980 showing (i) the year of the advertising campaign, (ii) the subject of the campaign, (iii) the value of the contract and (iv) the agencies carrying out the work.
§ The Prime MinisterInformation on publicity, including advertising, is not held centrally except where the expenditure incurred was through the Central Office of Information and can be supplied only at disproportionate cost.
Details of departmental expenditure on publicity for the financial years 1979–80 to 1987–88 were supplied by Ministers in response to questions from the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson) and published in the Official Report November-December 1986, July 1987 and December 1987-January 1988.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Prime Minister if she will list all advertising campaigns commissioned by the202W Government since 1980 which have involved, in whole or in part, the distribution of unsolicited material to the public.
§ The Prime MinisterInformation on publicity, including advertising is not held centrally, except where the expenditure incurred was through the Central Office of Information.
The advertising campaigns carried out by COI on behalf of other Government Departments since 1980 which have involved, in whole or in part, the distribution of unsolicited material to the public are as follows:
DOE — Right to Buy, Houses (1984–85) DOE — Right to Buy, Flats and Maisonettes
(1986–87) DOE — Metropolitan Counties (1985–86) Energy — Monergy News (1985–86) Energy — Monergy News (1986–87) DHSS — AIDS (1986–87)