§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost in the financial year 1967–68 of Government advertising in each of the following newspapers, namely, the Aberdeen Press and Journals, the Evening News, the Evening Times, the Daily Record, the Glasgow 128W Herald, the Scottish Daily Express, the Scottish Daily Record, the Scottish Daily Mail, The Scotsman, the Sunday Mail and the Sunday Post.
§ Mr. Harold LeverThe following table shows the cost in the financial year 1967–68 of display advertising in the newspapers named.
AMOUNTS PAID BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON DISPLAY ADVERTISING SPACE IN CERTAIN NEWSPAPERS IN 1967–68 Newspaper Expenditure £ Aberdeen Press and Journals … 5,036 Evening News … 5,109 Evening Times … 4,504 Daily Record … 25,804 Glasgow Herald … 7,184 Scottish Daily Express … 15,325 Scottish Daily Mail … 3,820 Scotsman … 7,474 Sunday Mail … 11,675 Sunday Post … 33,530 Note: The amounts are those paid to advertising agents. Comparable information for semi-display and classified advertising is not readily available.