§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the television, newspaper and radio advertising and other promotional campaigns conducted by(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its departmental public bodies, in each of the past five years, showing for each the expenditure incurred by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [153413]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 12 March 2001]: (a) Departmental television, radio and newspaper advertising through COI was as follows:
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£ ex VAT Period/Job title TV Radio Press 1996–97 Queens Awards — 17,457.00 75,407.00 Export Licence Announcements — — 4,214.00 Import Licence Announcements — — 57,603.00 Biotechnology Means Business — — 110,543.00 Business Links — 460,240.00 868,119.00 Miscellaneous — — 74,446.00 Total — 477,697.00 1,190,332.00 1997–98 Languages for Export — — 21,175.00 Import Licence Announcements — — 57,057.00 Export Licence Announcements — — 6,113.00 Business Links — — 1,258,319.00 It for All — 320,319.00 420,541.00 Queens Awards — — 66,258.00 Miscellaneous — — 157,770.00 Total — 320,319.00 1,987,233.00
£ ex. VAT Period/Job title TV Radio Press 1998–99 Queens Awards — — 110,765.00 Firework Safety — — 49,800.00 Import Licence Announcements — — 47,889.00 Export Licence Announcements — — 7,208.00 Working Time Regulations — — 599,995.00 Business Links — — 432,585.00 Carbon Monoxide — 37,702.00 — Trade UK — — 7,068.00 IT For All — 98,911.00 — National Minimum Wage — — 752,765.00 Total — 136,613.00 2,008,075.00 1999–2000 Export Awareness — — 19,049.00 National Minimum Wage 15,250.00 177,940.00 15,476.00 Import Licence Announcements — — 57,356.00 Export Licence Announcements — — 14,080.00 Information Society Initiative — — 439,757.00 Miners Compensation Ad — — 149,939.00 Queens Awards — — 47,884.00 Metrication — — 19,311.00 Carbon Monoxide — 64,226.00 — Export USA — — 2,436.00 Foresight — — 61,900.00 Miscellaneous — — 14,839.00 Total 15,250.00 242,166.00 842,027.00 2000–01 National Minimum Wage (Youth) — 260,024.00 284,165.00 Import Licence announcements — — 15,364.00 Export Licence announcements — — 10,418.00 Small Business Services — — 100,552.00 Distance Selling — — 16,366.00 Minimum Wage (Autumn) 1,919,559.00 306,790.00 679,388.00 Miners Compensation Ad — — 134,674.00 Smart Awards — — 138,128.00 UK Online for Business — 225,230.00 763,436.00 Miscellaneous — — 4,606.00 Total1 1,919,559.00 792,044.00 2,147,097.00 1 To 31 January 2001 Information on other Departmental promotional campaigns is not held centrally and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.
Since its establishment in May 1999, British Trade International, which brings together international trade and investment support previously led by the DTI and FCO, has made the following expenditure on Trade Partners UK advertising:
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Year Amount £ 1999–2000 0 2000–01 1,586,000 (b) Agency expenditure
Newspaper advertising/promotions for Companies House for the last five years Year Amount £ 1996–97 255,246 1997–98 245,316 1998–99 282,500 1999–2000 391,012 2000–011 381,584 1 To date
Newspaper advertising and promotions for the Patent Office for the past five years Year Amount £ 1995–96 1,963 1996–97 1,719 1997–98 8,908 1998–99 12,364 1999–2000 2,951 Total 28,175 Note:
Expenditure to date for current financial year is £5,116
The Small Business Service has spent £111,899 on directory advertising since its inception on 1 April 2000.
The Employment Tribunal Service, the Insolvency Service, and the National Weights and Measures Laboratory have not incurred any expenditure on television, newspaper or radio advertising or on any other promotional campaigns during the last five years.
(c) Information on advertising and other promotional campaigns by NDPBs is not held centrally and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.