HC Deb 02 May 1991 vol 190 cc283-4W
Mr. Michael

To 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 Bennett

The information is as follows:

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.