§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much was spent on press and advertising campaigns in 2001–02; and what the planned expenditure is for 2002–03. [60908]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe Cabinet Office spend on advertising in 2001–02 was £2,691,000. This includes £2,491,000 incurred by the Office of the e-Envoy for the UK online advertising campaign in November 2001 and January 2002, offering help to people wanting to use the Internet.
The 2001–02 Resource Account is undergoing final adjustments and awaiting audit. As a result, the figure quoted is subject to change.
The information requested for planned advertising expenditure for 2002–03 is not currently available. Budgets will be finalised shortly.