§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total expenditure on all forms of advertising by his Department and its agencies for each year since 1979 in 1994 prices.
§ Mr. NorrisThe total expenditure on above the line advertising by the Department and its agencies for each year since 1984 in 1994 prices is:
RPI (1987 base) Transport Spending (1994 prices) DVLA Spending (1994 prices) 1984–85 90.1 5,118,798 0 1985–86 95.4 5,375,542 0 1986–87 98.3 112,947,094 0 1987–88 102.4 112,610,640 0 1988–89 108.4 3,504,481 0 1989–90 116.6 4,391,466 0 1990–91 129.3 3,130,790 563,386 1991–92 134.6 5,027,472 380,392 1992–93 139.4 5,990,156 692,593 1993–94 141.9 4,338,400 725,790 1994–95 145.0 n/a n/a n/a = Not yet available All figures provided by COI and exclude VAT. Figures prior to 1984 not readily available.
Statutory and road scheme advertising figures before 1992 are not included because they wee not centrally collated at the time.
1 Includes BA and BBA floatation advertising costs.