§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest figure for the estimated spending in 1988–89 by the Scottish Office on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material; and what is the 1989–90 budget for each of these categories of spending.
§ Mr. RifkindThe latest estimates of expenditure by the Scottish Office on television, radio and newspaper advertising and printed and other material in the current financial year are £257,500, £34,300, £470,600 and £1.291 million respectively. These figures do not include the running costs of the Scottish Information Office.
Proposed provision for expenditure by the Scottish Office on information campaigns in 1989–90 is £2.9 million. Detailed decisions on expenditure by media have not yet been taken.