§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was(a) the amount devoted to the national health service in Wales and (b) the percentage of expenditure under each heading that was devoted to the national health service in Wales in each of the six years 1985–86 to 1990–91 in respect of his Department's expenditure on (i) press and advertising, (ii) television advertising and (iii) other advertising and promotion.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe information is as follows:
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Gross expenditure on the NHS Years £ million 1985–86 953 1986–87 1,025 1987–88 1,135 1988–89 1,270 1989–90 1,376 1990–91 1,554
Health advertising expenditure as a percentage of total Welsh Office advertising expenditure Percentage 1989–90 1990–91 (i) Press 0.85 — (ii) TV 92.98 41.18 (iii) Other 17.01 31.01 Note: Figures for expenditure on advertising for the years prior to 1989–90 are not available.