§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what has been the expenditure of her(a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies on newspaper advertising by title for each year since 1997. [26990]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisFor details of the advertising spend of the Department from 1996–97 I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bath (Mr. Foster) on 26 February 2001,Official Report, columns 379–480W. Department press expenditure during 2000–01 amounted to £7,323,331.
Each advertising campaign may use national and regional media. In addition to regional newspapers, advertising space may also be taken in a large number of local newspapers.
A breakdown on advertising by title could only be supplied at disproportionate cost.
Information on advertising expenditure by agencies and non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally.