§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the cost of advertising by his Department has been for each year since 1979 and for each of the last 12 months.
§ Mr. LangExpenditure by my Department on advertising has been:
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£ 1988–89 994,000 1989–90 2,081,000 1990–91 1,542,000
£ 1991–92 1,550,000 1992–93 1,366,000 Figures in the form requested are not available for 1979–80 to 1987–88. Total expenditure on information publicity for each year of that period was:
£ 1979–80 263,000 1980–81 362,000 1981–82 393,000 1982–83 386,000 1983–84 360,000 1984–85 704,000 1985–86 677,000 1986–87 857,000 1987–88 1,094,000 Details of advertising expenditure by my Department for each of the last 12 months is not immediately available and I shall reply further to the hon. Member.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the date on which each advertising campaign initiated by his Department since 1987 was launched and its duration.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 10 December 1993]: I shall write to the hon. Member and place a copy of the letter in the Libraries of the House.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advertising campaigns have been undertaken by his Department each year since 1979; if he will list the cost of each campaign, the extent of each campaign, the advertising agency employed in each case, the subject matter and the office within his Department which sanctioned the spending; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 10 December 1993]: I shall write to the hon. Member and place a copy of the letter in the Libraries of the House.