§ Lieutenant W. Shepherdasked the Minister of Information the present annual expenditure of Government Departments on Press advertising; and what steps are being taken to reduce the outlay in view of the limited paper supplies and the need for resuming normal business as quickly as possible.
§ Mr. E. J. WilliamsExpenditure on Press advertising placed by the Ministry of Information is now at the rate of about £450,000 a year, practically all on behalf of other Government Departments. A few Departments, including the National Savings Committee and the Ministry of Food, handle and pay for their own advertisements, and their expenditure is not included in this figure. This means of publicity is confined to essential Government purposes, and expenditure is already considerably reduced below the wartime level.