§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the total expenditure was on(a) advertising, (b) polling, (c) focus groups, (d) design consultants, (e) caterers, (f) production of departmental 595W publications and (g) photographs/photographers by her Department for each year since 1995 in (i) cash and (ii) real terms; what was (A) the annual percentage increase in spending on each category and (B) spending on each category as a percentage of the total departmental running costs; and if she will make a statement. [6886]
§ Tessa JowellThe table shows the available information on expenditure by my Department, No expenditure has been incurred on polling or focus groups. The expenditure on advertising relates to the cost of newspaper advertising
Year Cash (£000) Annual percentage change Spending as percentage of running costs Real terms 2000–01 prices(£000) Annual percentage change Spending as percentage of running costs Advertising 1998–99 243 — 1.1 253 — 1.2 1999–2000 140 -42 0.5 143 -44 0.6 2000–01 104 -26 0.4 104 -27 0.4 Design consultants 1997–98 26 — 0.1 28 — 0.1 Hospitality 1995–96 26 — 0.1 30 — 0.2 1996–97 41 58 0.2 45 53 0.2 1997–98 17 -59 0.1 18 -60 0.1 1998–99 29 71 0.1 30 66 0.1 1999–2000 33 14 0.1 34 11 0.1 2000–01 51 55 0.2 51 52 0.2 Production of departmental publications 1996–97 501 — 2.6 554 — 2.8 1997–98 339 -32 1.7 363 -34 1.8 1998–99 288 -15 1.3 300 -17 1.4 1999–2000 448 56 1.7 456 52 1.8 2000–01 486 8 1.9 486 7 1.9 Photographs and photographers 1997–98 2 — 0.0 2 — 0.0 1998–99 1 -50 0.0 1 -51 0.0 1999–2000 6 500 0.0 6 486 0.0 2000–01 3 -50 0.0 3 -51 0.0