§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment she has made of the total real terms expenditure of her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies on publicity in each of the years(a) 1997–98, (b) 1998–99, (c) 1999–2000, (d) 2000–01 and (e) 2001–02 (i) to date and (ii) as estimated for the whole of the present year; and if she will break these figures down to indicate expenditure on (A) advertising and (B) press and public relations. [36161]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Scotland Office was established on 1 July 1999. Since that date the Department has spent the following on publicity:
£ July 1999 to March 2000 21,289 April 2000 to March 2001 130,903 April 2001 to date 180,341 2001–02 estimate 180,341 All of the expenditure was on advertising, with most of this related to election or electoral registration matters. No assessment has been made of the expenditure in real terms.