HC Deb 23 November 1965 vol 721 cc30-1W
Mr. J. H. Osborn

asked the Minister of Power what was the cost of advertising attributable to the electricity industry in each of the first, second and third quarters of the current year; what is the expenditure budgeted for the fourth quarter; and what the expenditure has been in the last three years.

Mr. Frederick Lee

The following amounts relate to expenditure on promotional advertising in the Press, on television and by posters. Expenditure by appliance manufacturers and by Scottish Electricity Boards is excluded:

£ thousand
1962 918
1963 1,030
1964 1,390
1965–1st quarter 254
1965–2nd quarter 524
1965–3rd quarter 421

Mr. J. H. Osborn

asked the Minister of Power what was the cost of advertising attributable to the gas industry in each of the first, second and third quarters of the current year; what is the expenditure budgeted for the fourth quarter; and what the expenditure has been in the last three years.

Mr. Frederick Lee

The following amounts relate to expenditure on promotional advertising in the Press, on television and by posters. Expenditure by appliance manufacturers is excluded:

£ thousand
1962 2,000
1963 1,962
1964 2,289
1965–1st quarter 572
1965–2nd quarter 658
1965–3rd quarter 686