§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total expenditure by his Department on press and public relations in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is his estimate for 1990–91 and budget for 1991–92.
§ Mr. EggarThe expenditure figures for press and public relations by this Department for the financial year 1984–85 to 1990–91 are provided in the table. Figures for 1979 to 1983–84 are not available on a comparable basis. The 1990–91 figure is provisional. The 1991–92 estimate is £2,778.0.
Year £000s 1984–85 788.8 1985–86 1,026.3 1986–87 1,937.8 1987–88 2,313.6 1988–89 2,336.2 1989–90 2,596.0 1990–91 2,281.5