§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was spent by his Department in(a) 1996–97 and (b) the last year for which figures are available on (i) advertising and (ii) public relations. [186453]
§ Charlotte AtkinsThe Department for Transport was formed on 29 May 2002. It has spent £10.3 million on advertising primarily on the THINK road safety campaign.
For details of expenditure on public relations, I refer the hon. Member to my predecessor's reply to the hon. Member for South-West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) on 22 July 2004, Official Report, column 650W.