§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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. Lang[holding answer 13 February 1995]: Expenditure by my Department and its agencies on advertising, based on 1994 prices, has been:
Year £ 1993–94 1,874,000 1992–93 1,648,000 1991–92 2,104,000 1990–91 1,911,000 1989–90 2,713,000 1988–89 1,470,000 Figures in the form requested are not available for 1979–80 to 1987–88. Total expenditure on information publicity for each year of that period, at 1994 prices, was:
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Year £ 1979–80 629,000 1980–81 744,000 1981–82 724,000 1982–83 664,000 1983–84 592,000 1984–85 1,102,000
Year £ 1985–86 1,001,000 1986–87 1,228,000 1987–88 1,507,000