§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what the cost of advertising by his Department has been for each year since 1979 and for each of the last 12 months.
§ Mr. HagueThe available information is in the tables.
£ Advertising costs in whole years 1989–90 6,799,000 1990–91 4,560,000 1991–92 5,794,000 1992–93 4,517,000 Advertising costs for the last 12 months December 1992 88,492 January 1993 1,055,229 February 29,840 March 2,800,494 April 12,343 June 1,223,689 July 2,018,378 August 589,155 October 412,129 November 25,498 Notes:
- 1. The Department of Social Security did not exist independently prior to August 1988.
- 2. These figures include advertising on behalf of the Department's HQ and executive agencies other than the Benefits Agency (BA). The projected expenditure in 1993–94 for BA is £670,734. A monthly breakdown of this figure is not available. Figures for previous years since 1991–92 (when the agency took over responsibility for expenditure in this area) are not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.