HC Deb 04 April 1995 vol 257 cc980-2W
Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list each non-departmental public body and agency for which he has responsibility and, for each, list separate figures for the spending by that body or agency on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising, (d) other promotional materials and activities, (e) the totals in each year of (a) to (d), and (f) the proportion of (e) that was spend on recruitment advertising, for each year since 1979–80 or for each year of its existence if it has been created since then; and what are his latest estimates of (a) to (f) for the years 1994–95 and 1995–96. [17614]

Mr. Horam

The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list, for 1992–93 and 1993–94, separate figures for the spending by his Department on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising, (d) other promotional materials and activities,

1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Cabinet Office COI Cabinet Office COI Cabinet Office COI
(a) Television advertising — — — — — —
(b) Radio advertising — — — — — —
(c) Newspaper advertising £653,700 £11,000 £1,039,700 £13,000 £404,600 £16,000
(d) Other advertising and promotional materials and activities £681,400 — £8,41,472 — £960,700 —
(e) Total (a) to (d) £1,335,200 £11,000 £1,881,100 £13,000 £1,365,300 £16,000
(f) Proportion of (e) spent on recruitment advertising as a percentage of (e) 7.4 per cent. 100 per cent. 5.4 per cent. 100 per cent. 7.2 per cent. 100 per cent.

Notes:

  1. 1. Cabinet Office expenditure is mostly on the citizens charter and the Civil Service College's promotional material.
  2. 2. Figures for 1994–95 are provisional.
  3. 3. Estimates for 1995–96 are not available.

Corresponding figures for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, which assembles its figures by calender year, are:

1992 1993 1994 1995 (estimated)
(a) Television advertising — — — —
(b) Radio advertising — £11,000 £8,000 —
(c) Newspaper advertising £1,457,000 £2,567,000 £2,773,000 £3,733,000
(d) Other advertising and promotional materials and activities
(e) Total (a) to (d) £1,457,000 £2,578,000 £2,781,000 £3,733,000
(f) Proportion of (e) spent on recruitment advertising as a percentage of (e) 7.4 per cent. 9.1 per cent. 5.7 per cent. 3.2 per cent.

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what are the estimated costs for the current year and the next two years of the royal publicity services. [18311]

Mr. Horam

Estimated expenditure by COI in 1994–95 on publicity services for the royal household is £350,000. The estimates for 1995–96 contain provision for £471,000 and the survey for 1996–97 is the same.

Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what plans he has to increase the resources allocated to the promotion and advertising of the code of practice on access to Government information over its second year of operations from 4 April. [17903]

Mr. Horam

Expenditure on publicity for the code of practice on access to Government information is kept under constant review to ensure that resources are allocated efficiently and cost-effectively. The Office of Public Service and Science is preparing a second edition of its explanatory leaflet, including an ethnic minority language version. Opportunities for further publicity will be taken as they arise.

(e) the totals in each years of (a) to (d) and (f) the proportion of (e) that was spent on recruitment advertising; and what are his latest estimates for the years 1994–95 and 1995–96. [17613]

Mr. Horam

Details of expenditure on advertising and other promotional materials and activities by the Cabinet Office, including the Prime Minister's Office, and the Office of Public Service and Science and its agencies for each year since 1992–93 are as follows: