HC Deb 20 March 1995 vol 257 c15W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total expenditure of(a) all forms of publicity and (b) all publications and pamphlets produced for his Department and for all the agencies and public bodies for which his Department is responsible for each year since 1979, including the budgeted figure for 1995–96, (i) including and (ii) excluding privatisation-related expenditures and expressed in 1994 prices; and if he will supply information for the period from 1 April 1993 to 1 March 1995 showing (1) the nature and (2) the purpose of each publicity campaign and of each publication involving the expenditure of more than £50,000. [14630]

Mr. Howard

[holding answer 17 March 1995]: Publicity campaigns and publications involving expenditure of more than £50.000 between 1 April 1993 and 1 March 1995 were as follows:

  1. a) television advertising to encourage home owners to purchase, install and maintain smoke alarms;
  2. b) press advertising to encourage applications to the accelerated promotion scheme for graduates in the police;
  3. c) television and press advertising and the publication of brochures to recruit more special constables;
  4. d) television advertising to encourage people to register to vote;
  5. e) press advertising to encourage the public to renew passports in good time;
  6. f) press advertising to encourage people to become members of boards of visitors;
  7. g) press advertising to encourage applications to the Prison Service accelerated promotion scheme;
  8. h) the production of leaflets to support the "Make a Difference" initiative to encourage more people to undertake voluntary work;
  9. i) the production of a booklet advising on protecting people and property against bombs;
  10. j) television, radio and press advertising and publications about car crime prevention;
  11. k) publication of the Citizenship Foundation pack "You, Me, Us" designed to help primary school children develop their moral and social responsibility reasoning;
  12. l) publication of the home security leaflet and poster "Beat the Burglar";
  13. m) publication of the truck theft leaflet, poster and sticker "A load on Your Mind";
  14. n) publication of "Your Practical Guide to Crime Prevention" advising on security on a wide range of subjects;
  15. o) television, radio and press advertising to encourage the general public to get involved in preventing crime in their community and publication of the booklet "Partners Against Crime"; and
  16. p) publication of the leaflet "Domestic Violence—Don't Stand For It" directed at victims of domestic violence.

The other information requested could not be provided without disproportionate cost.