§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the annual budget for communications588W and (e) 2001–02 (i) to date and (ii) as estimated for the whole of the present year; and if he will break these figures down to indicate expenditure on (A) advertising and (B) press and public relations. [36166]
The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of StateThe information is not available in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Details of departmental expenditure for advertising over the last four years and to date is as follows:
£000 1997–98 144 1998–99 138 1999–2000 262 2000–01 464 2001-to date1 163 1 This includes financial information from 1 April 2001 to 28 February 2002. The increase in expenditure from 1998–99 to 2000–01 from £138,000 to £464,000 is due to expenditure on recruitment advertising for posts within the Department. These posts range from administration and junior management level through to the senior civil service. Also included is recruitment advertising expenditure for specialist placements within the Government Information and Development Centre.