§ 1989. Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total publicity and advertising expenditure of his Department and its predecessor and public bodies for which his Department and its predecessor has responsibility in(a) 1979 and (b)
§ Mr. FreemanEstimated expenditure on publicity and advertising for the financial years 1978–79 and 1988–89 was:
£ million 1978–79 13.5 1988–89 44.6 These figures include expenditure by the Department of Health, health authorities in England, the Health Education Council (in 1978–79) and the Health Education Authority (in 1988–89). Information on publicity and advertising expenditure by other special health authorities and public bodies is not available centrally, but is not thought to be significant.