§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on(a) advertising, (b) public relations and (c) entertainment in each of the last five financial years. [1275]
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 4 November 1996]: A breakdown of expenditure by my Department is set out in the table:
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The Scottish Office Advertising Running costs of The Scottish Office Information Directorate Entertainment1 Year £ £ £ 1991–92 1,538,881 1,155,268 83,836 1992–93 1,497,250 1,229,758 2125,118 1993–94 1,547,568 1,312,661 76,088 1994–95 1,454,172 1,323,234 79,510 1995–96 1,613,616 1,531,037 382,978 Scottish Prison Service became an agency in April 1993. 1 These figures include expenditure on hospital by the agencies. To provide a breakdown could be done only at disproportionate cost. 2 This figure includes expenditure on hospitality during the EC Council Meeting in Edinburgh in December 1992. 3 In addition, the Scottish Office spend £34,680 on the VE day and VJ day events in Edinburgh in May and August 1995.
Historic Scotland Advertising Press office Entertainment Year £ £ £ 1991–92 not available not available — 1992–93 not available not available — 1993–94 269,000 92,160 — 1994–95 280,000 92,430 — 1995–96 293,000 102,400 —
Scottish Prison Service Advertising Communications branch Entertainment Year £ £ £ 1991–92 — — — 1992–93 — — — 1993–94 — — — 1994–95 — 31,217 — 1995–96 — 60,407 —