Advertising (Hansard, 19 April 1995)

§ Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security 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 promotion materials and activities, (e) the totals in each year of (a) to (d) and (f) the proportion of (e) that was

Child Support Agency (established April 1993)
£
	1991–2	1992–3	1993–4	1994–5	1995–6
(a) television advertising	¹	¹	302,185	—	—
(b) radio advertising	¹	¹	276,420	—	—
(c) newspaper advertising	¹	33,240⁴	269,259	—	—
(d) other promotion materials and activities	¹	¹	842,357	1.9 million	—
(e) the totals of (a) to (d)⁵		33,240⁴	1.7 million	1.9 million	3.05 million³
(f) proportion spent on recruitment advertising		100 per cent.	²	²	²

Notes:

¹ Publicity budget held centrally by DSS.

² A breakdown of recruitment advertising is not available for 1993–94 and 1994–95. CSA has spent £27,265 on recruitment press advertising from 1993 to date.

³ Total budget for 1995–96.

⁴ Recruitment advertising budget was held by CSA and was done through newspapers.

¹Totals rounded, where appropriate, to nearest £100,000. Totals may therefore not sum.

War pensions Agency (established April 1994)
£
	1991/92	1992/93	1993/94	1994/95	1995/96
(a) television advertising	¹	¹	¹	—	—
(b) radio advertising	¹	¹	¹	—	—
(c) newspaper advertising	¹	¹	¹	1,814	—
(d) other promotion materials and activities	¹	¹	¹	21,000	—
(e) the totals of (a) to (d)				22,814	²25,000
(f) proportion spent on recruitment advertising				—

Notes:

¹ Budget held centrally by DSS.

² Estimate only, no breakdown available.

Contributions Agency (established April 1991)
£
	1991–2	1992–3	1993–4	1994–5	1995–6
(a) television advertising	¹	¹	¹	—	—
(b) radio advertising	¹	¹	¹	—	—
(c) newspaper advertising	¹	¹	¹	30,192	—

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spent on recruitment advertising for each year since 1979–80 or for each year of its existence if it has been created since 1979–80; and what are his latest estimates of (a) to (f) for the years 1994–95 and 1995–96. [17612]

§ Mr. Hague

Information is not available in the form requested. The available information is as follows:

Benefits Agency (established April 1992)
£ million
	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	²1995–96
(a) television advertising	¹	—	—	—	—
(b) radio advertising	¹	—	—	—	—
(c) newspaper advertising and	¹	8.1	7.7	7.0	—
(d) other promotion materials and activities
(e) the totals of (a) to (d)		8.1	7.7	7.0	6.8
(f) proportion spent on recruitment advertising	This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost
Notes:
¹ Budget held centrally by DSS.
² Breakdown not available for 1995–96. Total is estimated. Expenditure rounded to nearest £100,000.

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Contributions Agency (established April 1991)
£
	1991–2	1992–3	1993–4	1994–5	1995–6
(d) other promotion materials and activities	¹	¹	¹	³4.1 million	²4 million
(e) the totals of (a) to (d)	—	—	—	4.2 million	—
(f) proportion spent on recruitment advertising	—	—	—	0.14 per cent.	—

Notes:

¹ Budget held centrally by DSS.

² Estimated publicity budget.

³ Totals rounded, where appropriate, to nearest £100,000. Totals may therefore not sum.

Information Technology Services Agency (established April 1990)
£
	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96
(a) television advertising	—	—	—	—	—
(b) radio advertising	—	—	—	—	—
(c) newspaper advertising	52,000	103,000	36,000	1,000	5,000
(d) other promotion materials and activities	—	—	—	—	—
(e) the totals of (a) to (d)	52,000	103,000	36,000	1,000	5,000
(f) proportion spent on recruitment advertising	100 per cent.	100 per cent.	100 per cent.	100 per cent.	100 per cent.
Resettlement Agency (established May 1989)

No such expenditure.

Non-departmental Bodies Central adjudication services (established April 1984)
£
	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96
Non-departmental bodies
(a) television advertising	¹	¹	¹	—	—
(b) radio advertising	¹	¹	¹	—	—
(c) newspaper advertising	¹	¹	¹	—	—
(d) other promotion materials and activities	¹	¹	¹	400	—
(e) the totals of (a) to (d)	—	—	—	400	—
(f) proportion spent on recruitment advertising	—	—	—	—	—

Notes:

¹Expenditure prior to 1994–95 has not been identified, and none is anticipated for 1995–96.

Independent Tribunal Service (established April 1984) includes Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals, Disability Appeal Tribunals, Child Support Tribunals and Vaccine Damage Tribunals
£
	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96
(a) television advertising	¹	¹	¹	—	—
(b) radio advertising	¹	¹	¹	—	—
(c) newspaper advertising	¹	¹	¹	6,999	4,500
(d) other promotion materials and activities	¹	¹	¹	11,000	—
(e) the totals of (a) to (d)	—	—	—	17,999	4,500
(f) proportion spent on recruitment advertising	—	—	—	38.89 per cent.	100 per cent.

Notes:

¹ Expenditure prior to 1994–95 has not been identified, and none is anticipated for 1995–96.

The following non-departmental public bodies are also the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security, but have not recorded any expenditure in the categories requested because budgets were centrally held.

Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions

War Pension Committees

Social Security Advisory Committee

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board

Occupational Pensions Board