§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much his Department spent on(a) advertising, (b) public relations and (c) entertainment in each of the last five financial years. [1262]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe figures for(a) central advertising expenditure, and (c) official hospitality by my Department in each of the financial years requested are detailed.
Advertising £ Official hospitality £ 1991–92 680,000 56,000 1992–93 6,869,000 92,000 1993–94 5,149,000 68,000 1994–95 4.470,000 76,000 1995–96 2,800,000 73,000 The figures exclude recruitment advertising but include VAT, advertising agency commission and all levies as paid. On (b), my Department does not employ public relations consultants. All publicity and information activities are carried out by members of the Government Information Service whose salaries are paid as part of departmental annual running costs.