§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much his Department spent on(a) advertising, (b) public relations and (c) entertainment in each of the last five financial years. [1274]
§ Mr. WillettsExpenditure on public relations cannot be separated from that recorded for publicity. Expenditure on advertising was not recorded separately from publicity before 1993–94. Expenditure recorded by the Cabinet Office, excluding the Prime Minister's Office, and the Office of Public Service on external advertising and publicity, and official hospitality in each of the last five financial years for which there are records is shown in the table.
Advertising £ Publicity £ Official hospitality £ Cabinet Office/OPS OPS1 Agencies Central Office of Information 1995–96 114,410 301,440 27,575 13,630 15,235 1994–95 116,427 369,495 17,550 16,420 9,200 1993–94 7,442 313,480 27,700 8,030 5,900 1992–93 2— 292,380 25,000 1,255 4,600 1991–92 2— 637,840 26,600 245 4,400 1 Coverage changes over the period. 2 Included in Publicity. In addition, £234,100 was borne by the OPS in 1991–92 on official hospitality in respect of the 1991 economic summit.