HC Deb 04 February 1949 vol 460 c272W
Mr. Piratin

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the main details which comprise the total sums of advertising by Government Departments and bodies during 1947–48 and 1948–49 in the "Daily Mail," "News Chronicle," "Daily Herald" and "Daily Worker" newspapers, respectively.

Sir S. Cripps

The following table illustrates the sums spent by Government Departments on major advertising campaigns in the newspapers mentioned. These figures embody some small corrections to those which I circulated on 20th January.