§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what has been the total amount spent on outside advertising agencies in her Department in each year since 1979 including 1995 to date. [30632]
§ Mr. BoswellThe expenditure figures for advertising, including press, television and radio by the Department for the financial years since 1979 are provided:
£000 1979–80 224.9 1980–81 18.5 1981–82 164.4 1982–83 10.6 1983–84 16.2 1984–85 29.7 1985–86 22.5 1986–87 786.8 1987–88 393.2 1988–89 677.8 1989–90 307.3 1990–91 2,965.9 1991–92 3,255.5 1992–93 1,119.6 1993–94 1,442.2 1994–95 147.1 In the current financial year, 1995–96, the Department has not spent any money on advertising to date.