HC Deb 30 April 1991 vol 190 c141W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Attorney-General if he will give separate figures for the spending by the Lord Chancellor's 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 are his latest estimates for 1990–91 and budgets for 1991–92.

The Attorney-General

The figures for the Lord Chancellor's Department, excluding staff costs, are as follows:

1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 11991–92
£ £ £ £
Television advertising Nil Nil Nil Nil
Radio advertising Nil Nil Nil Nil
Newspaper advertising 15,000 3,967 50,242 5,975
Other promotional material 32,500 31,208 77,968 82,000
1 Forecast.

The breakdown of the amounts spent on respective areas and the amounts spent for the previous years can be obtained only at disproportionate cost, but the total expenditure, including staff costs, was:

£
1984–85 135,730
1985–86 176,613
1986–87 148,020
1987–88 137,001