§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total expenditure by the Countryside Commission 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. TrippierThe following table gives the available information. No figures are available prior to 1 April 1982.
Year Expenditure on press and public relations £ 1982–83 24,644 1983–84 72,264 1984–85 171,668 1985–86 159,318 1986–87 162,164 1987–88 147,628 1988–89 176,543 1989–90 225,138 1990–91 1215,027 1991–92 2256,000 1 Estimated. 2 Budget.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total expenditure by Ordnance Survey 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. BaldryRecords in sufficient detail to provide the information requested are held for seven years only. The available information is as follows:
Total expenditure on press and public relations £000 1984–85 696.2 1985–86 833.2 1986–87 751.3 1987–88 820.8 1988–89 737.1 1989–90 825.5 1990–91 1,119.4 This 1991–92 budget for press and public relations activities is £1,320,500. The increase in expenditure in the years 1990–92 is attributable to additional publicity for the Ordnance Survey bicentenary in 1991.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total expenditure by the Nature Conservancy Council 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. TrippierDirect expenditure on information and publicity is listed in the table. For 1989–90 onwards the figures are net of receipts.
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(Nature Conservancy Council for England) £ 1979–80 92,000 1980–81 120,000 1981–82 129,000 1982–83 135,000 1983–84 124,000 1984–85 166,000 1985–86 282,000 1986–87 460,000 1987–88 863,000 1988–89 849,000 1989–90 768,000 1990–91 748,000 1991–92 537,000