HC Deb 22 February 1967 vol 741 cc317-8W
Sir C. Osborne

asked the Minister of Power what was the expenditure on public relations and advertising, respectively, for each of the last three years by the nationalised gas, electricity and coal boards and their subsidiaries.

Mr. Marsh

Expenditure on promotional publicity by the nationalised coal, gas and electricity industries in Great Britain in 1964–65 and 1965–66 was as follows:

(£ million)
Coal Gas Electricity
1964–65 … 1.7 3.0 2.3
1965–66 … 1.7 3.2 2.5

For 1966–67, each industry agreed to contain its expenditure within an upper limit of £3 million.

Expenditure on "public relations" is not quantifiable separately.

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