HC Deb 11 July 1994 vol 246 cc422-3W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 6 December 1993,Official Report, column 61, how much (a) her Department, (b) the NHSME, (c) trusts and (d) health authorities spent on (i) television advertising, (ii) radio advertising and (iii) press advertising in each year since 1987; and how much is projected to be spent in 1994–95.

Mr. Sackville

Information for the Department of Health, including the national health service executive, is as follows:

year £ million
1987–88
Television 1.874
Radio 0.540
Press 1.900
1988–89
Television 1.662
Radio 0.205
Press 1.196
1989–90
Television 3.549
Radio 0.127
Press 2.739
1990–91
Television 1.900
Radio 0.005
Press 2.258
1991–92
Television 4.489
Radio 0.015
Press 3.104
1992–93
Television 2.773
Radio 0.020
Press 1.976

Year £ million
1993–94 (estimated expenditure)
Television 2.548
Radio 0.818
Press 1.475

Decisions have not yet been made on the use of advertising for 1994–95. Information for health authorities and trusts is not available centrally.