§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total expenditure in(a) real and (b) cash terms of his Department and its agencies on publicity for (1) 1996–97 and (2) 1997–98; what estimate he has made of such expenditure for 1998–99; and if he will break these figures down to indicate expenditure on (i) advertising and (ii) press and public relations. [43931]
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§ Mr. DewarThe details are:
£ million Cash terms Real terms 1996–97 Advertising 4.8 5.0 Press and public relations1 1.8 1.9 Total 6.6 6.9 1997–98 Advertising 3.7 3.8 Press and public relations1 1.8 1.9 Total 5.5 5.7 1 These figures are the running costs of The Scottish Office Information Directorate, the Press Office of Historic Scotland and the Communications Branch of the Scottish Prison Service Advertising budgets for 1998–99 have not been finalised. The total estimated running costs for The Scottish Office Information Directorate, Historic Scotland and the Scottish Prison Service for 1998–99 is £2m.
Voucher redemption statistics for pilot year 1996–97 Local authority No. of eligible children1 for whom application for vouchers was not received No. of eligible children attending LA centres5 No. of eligible children attending private sector centres3 No. of eligible children attending voluntary sector centres3 No. of eligible children attending other centres4 % share of voucher redemption within LA centres6 % share of voucher redemption within private sector centres % share of voucher redemption within voluntary sector centres % share of voucher redemption within other centres Argyll & Bute +32(2) 216 48 162 0 52 11 37 0 East Renfrewshire 86 650 142 207 22 64 14 20 2 Highland 23 319 0 121 0 73 0 27 0 North Ayrshire 28 986 198 504 0 58 12 30 0 Total 105 2,171 388 994 22 61 11 27 1 1 Eligible children were those born between 1 March 1993 and 28 February 1994 and those born between 1 September 1992 and 28 February 1993 whose entry to primary school had been deferred 2 The estimated number of children was derived from an estimate (particularly in the part local authority areas of Argyll & Bute) by the pilot authorities—more applications were received from Argyll and Bute than estimated 3 The split between the private and voluntary sectors is based on information provided by the centres about the sector to which they belong 4 Other centres in the pilot areas were represented by one independent school 5 Some children attended more than one centre in more than one sector 6 The percentage share of redemption is based on the number of voucher parts redeemed by each sector 268W
Voucher redemption statistics for transitional year 1997–981 Local authority No. of eligible children2 for whom application for vouchers was not received No. of children attending LA centres5 No. of children attending private sector centres3 No. of children attending voluntary sector centres3 No. of children attending other centres4 % share of voucher redemption within LA centres6 % share of voucher redemption within private sector centres % share of voucher redemption within voluntary sector centres % share of voucher redemption within other centres Aberdeen City 160 2,001 348 50 155 80 12 2 6 Aberdeenshire 151 2,395 696 843 54 70 14 15 1 Angus 65 1,211 95 24 0 92 7 1 0 Argyll and Bute 68 539 163 340 41 55 15 25 5 Clackmannanshire 17 563 50 11 0 91 7 2 0 Dumfries and Galloway 73 1,692 86 85 4 94 3 3 71 Dundee City 94 1,528 263 14 0 85 14 71 0 East Ayrshire 53 1,296 117 113 0 87 7 6 0 East Dunbartonshire 38 664 346 221 79 54 25 14 7 East Lothian 36 1,109 52 19 18 94 4 1 1 East Renfrewshire 26 776 148 212 20 69 12 17 2 Edinburgh City 242 3,994 652 103 367 79 12 2 7 Falkirk 36 1,640 61 4 0 97 3 71 0 Fife 168 4,023 91 0 29 97 2 0 71 Glasgow City 587 5,811 740 245 244 84 10 3 3 Highland 138 1,943 373 563 0 74 10 16 0 Inverclyde 42 729 165 153 20 72 12 14 2 Midlothian 36 952 41 25 0 94 4 2 0