§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was her Department's publicity budget in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion has been spent on specific health promotion campaigns. [30814]
§ Mr. SackvilleExpenditure on publicity in each of the last 10 years is as follows:
£ million 1985–86 4.513 1986–87 12.627 1987–88 12.381 1988–89 10.799 1989–90 17.248 1990–91 21.008 1991–92 24.471 1992–93 20.710 1993–94 19.147 11994–95 18.177 1 Estimated. Estimated expenditure in 1994–95 included major campaigns on drug and solvent misuse, £4.4 million; organ donation, £1.6 million; blood donor recruitment, £1.1 million; AIDS helpline, £2 million; and "The Health of the Nation", £1.7 million.
Specific information on the proportion spent on health promotion campaigns could be provided only at disproportionate cost.