HC Deb 22 January 1963 vol 670 cc27-8W
Sir L. Plummer

asked the Secretary to the Treasury what was the expenditure on advertising for each respective Government Department calculated in pounds sterling and in column inches in the London and provincial evening papers during the present financial year to the latest convenient date.

Mr. du Cann

Further to the Written Answer I gave the hon. Member on 21st December [OFFICIAL REPORT, Vol. 669, c.263], expenditure by Government Departments on display advertising in the London and provincial evening papers, up to and including 31st December, 1962, is detailed below. As regards semi-display and classified advertising, I would ask the hon. Member to await the Answer which I shall give to the hon. Member for Rossendale (Mr. Greenwood) on 25th January.

Department Column inches £
Central Office of Information on behalf of:—
Admiralty 885 1,853
Air Ministry 1,207 2,064
Ministry of Health 1,212 2,466
Home Office 260 2,498
Ministry of Housing and Local Government 65 371
Scottish Office 667 1,840
War Office 992 2,063
Ministry of Public Building and Works 288 149
National Savings Committee 14,058 29,636
Scottish Savings Committee 1,567 3,269
21,200 46,209

NOTES:

1. The figures include departmental production costs.

2. Post Office expenditure is excluded.

Mr. Greenwood

asked the Secretary to the Treasury what was the expenditure of each Government Department on advertising on hoardings during the present financial year to the nearest convenient date.

Mr. du Cann

Further to the Written Answer I gave the hon. Member on 21st December [OFFICIAL REPORT, Vol. 669, c.262], expenditure by Government Departments on advertising on hoardings, up to and including 31st December, 1962 was as follows:

£
National Savings Committee 14,630
Scottish Savings Committee 2,296
Central Office of Information and Stationery Office expenditure on behalf of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government 706
Total 17,632

NOTE:—These figures include departmental production costs.