§ 1989. Mr. CohenTo ask the Attorney-General what was the total publicity and advertising expenditure of his Department and the Lord Chancellor's Department and public bodies for which his Department has responsibility in(a) 1979 and (b)
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo publicity or advertising expenditure was incurred by my Department in 1979. At that time the Crown prosecution service and the Serious Fraud Office did not exist. In 1989–90, expenditure of £36,443 on publicity and £1,217 on advertising was incurred by the Treasury Solicitor's department. In that period, the Crown prosecution service incurred expenditure of £144,466 on publicity and £268,857 on advertising, and the Serious Fraud Office incurred an expenditure of £9,782 on advertising.
The estimated figures for the Lord Chancellor's Department and for the public bodies for which it has responsibility for 1989–90, excluding staff costs are as follows:
Publicity £ Advertising £ LCD (and Associated Offices) 39,021 16,541 Legal Aid Board 105,000 25,000 The amounts spent for 1979 can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.