HC Deb 16 December 1998 vol 322 c604W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the total expenditure and the breakdown of expenditure in his Department since May 1997 on(a) public opinion research, (b) television, radio and newspaper advertising and (c) direct mail. [63920]

Mr. Straw

The total expenditure since May 1997 is £3,446,000, broken down as follows:

  1. (a) public opinion research £179,000
  2. (b) television, newspaper and radio advertising £3,267,000
  3. (c) direct mail £ nil.