§ Mr. Kelleyasked the Minister of Power (1) what was the total amount spent on advertising electricity for domestic uses, including appliances, during the year 1965;
(2) what was the total amount spent on advertising gas for domestic uses, including appliances, for the year 1965;
(3) what was the total amount spent on advertising coal for domestic uses, including appliances, during the year 1965.
§ Mr. MarshIn 1965 the nationalised fuel industries spent the following amounts on promotional advertising aimed in the main at the domestic market:
Coal £1.5 million* Electricity £1.6 million† Gas £2.5 million Notes: * includes contribution to the Coal Utilisation Council. † excludes expenditure by Scottish Electricity Boards. The sum of this expenditure represents less than one quarter of 1 per cent. of the industries' total turnover.
I cannot answer about expenditure by appliance manufacturers.