§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of advertising by her Department has been for each year since 1979 and for each of the last 12 months.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation for the years 1979–80 to 1984–85 is not available. Annual spend for the financial years 1985–86 to 1992–93 is:
£ million 1985–86 3.106 1986–87 7.969 1987–88 6.494 1988–89 3.724 1989–90 7.280 1990–91 4.797 1991–92 8.058 1992–93 5.053 Spend to date for 1993–94 is £885,000, a monthly breakdown is not available.
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