HC Deb 14 May 1991 vol 191 cc157-8W
Mr. Maxton

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 26 April,Official Report, columns 614–16, if he will provide the same information in real terms.

Mr. Lang

The following figures are deflated to 1989–90 prices using the Central Statistical Office's GDP deflator, adjusted to remove the distortion caused by the abolition of domestic rates.

In real terms, the figures for 1989–90 to 1990–91 were:

1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £
TV advertising 613,000 974,000 800,000
Radio advertising 42,500 85,000 203,000
Newspaper advertising 402,000 1,022,000 662,000
Other promotional material 992,500 1,001,000 1,186,000

As indicated in the previous answer, an analysis in the form requested is not available for the years 1979–80 to 1987–88. However, total expenditure on information publicity at constant 1989–90 prices was:

£
1979–80 527,000
1980–81 613,500
1981–82 607,000
1982–83 557,000
1983–84 496,500
£
1984–85 924,000
1985–86 843,000
1986–87 1,031,000
1987–88 1,249,000

For 1991–92 the provision for expenditure is £2,519,000 in real terms, at 1989–90 prices.