HC Deb 14 July 1960 vol 626 c140W
Mr. Bence

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the total expenditure on public relations, publicity and entertainment, respectively, by each new town development corporation in the year 1959–60, and in the two preceding years.

Mr. H. Brooke

This expenditure is included under the heading of "Publicity" in schedule 4 of the accounts of the development corporations, and it is not possible to subdivide the amounts into the three sub-heads mentioned. The total amounts for the new towns in England and Wales are given in the table below.

Expenditure on Publicity
Development Corporation 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
£ £ £
Aycliffe 442 514 1,005
Basildon 2,469 1,883 2,617
Bracknell 1,753 1,268 1,697
Corby 1,007 3,753 1,485
Crawley 1,294 3,489 2,307
Cwmbran 1,160 1,687 2,818
Harlow 3,066 2,440 3,463
Hemel Hempstead 3,331 3,878 3,953
Peterlee 413 843 2,504
Stevenage 1,760 5,846 6,569
Welwyn Garden City 1,083 831 2,909
Hatfield 682 958 1,309

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