§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will provide as much information as possible about his Department's expenditure on commercial television advertising, without breaching commercial confidentiality, over each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe Department has spent £1,978,831 on commercial television air time since being formed in August 1988. Prior to that expenditure on TV advertising438W was incurred by the Department of Health and Social Security. Between May 1984 and July 1988 that figure was £1,752,745.
§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much advertising air time his Department purchased with each commercial television company in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 15 May 1989]: I regret that this information is commercially confidential.