§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total expenditure on all forms of advertising by his Department and its agencies for each year since 1979, in 1994 prices.
§ Sir Paul BeresfordAdvertising expenditure by my Department over the last five years was:
- 1989–90: £24,635,221
- 1990–91: nil
- 1991–92: £ 733,481
- 1992–93: £ 6,205,659
- 1993–94: £ 4,477,643
Expenditure by departmental agencies was nil with the exception of Ordnance Survey, which spent £24,378 in financial year 1990–91 and £213,736 in financial year 1991–92.
Figures are expressed at 1994 prices using the retail price index and are exclusive of VAT.
Information relating to the advertising spend alone for the financial years before 1989–90 cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost.