§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what were the figures for the spending by his Department on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is his latest estimate for the current year and budget for 1990–91.
§ Mr. Atkins[holding answer 12 March 1990]: The spending by my Department on (a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material in 1979–80 and in each following year is as follows:
Television Radio Newspaper Other £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s 1979–80 4,141 62 105 1,532 1980–81 3,502 336 129 1,737 1981–82 3,615 6 410 1,457 1982–83 2,319 98 816 1,415 1983–84 4,655 22 334 1,488 1984–85 1,723 207 476 2,873 1985–86 70 858 834 4,026 1986–87 72 520 738 4,489 1987–88 2,310 50 140 3,010 1988–89 1,867 110 365 3,367 1989–90 1,930 113 332 3,189 Detailed decisions have not yet been taken on expenditure by media for 1990–91, but the overall figure is expected to be £6.6 million.