§ Mr. Murrayasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost of Government advertising in 1968 in each 257W of the following: Tribune, The New Statesman, The Economist, The Spectator, New Socieyt, Co-operative News, The Radio Times, TV Times and Private Eye.
§ Mr. TaverneThe following table shows the estimated cost in 1968–69 of display advertising in the publications named.
ESTIMATED AMOUNTS PAID BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS (excluding the Post Office) ON DISPLAY ADVERTISING SPACE IN CERTAIN PUBLICATIONS IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1968–69. Publication Expenditure £ Tribune … … Nil The New Statesman … … Nil The Economist … … 3,136 The Spectator … … Nil New Society … … Nil Co-operative News … … 148 The Radio Times … … 31,320 TV Times … … 112,901 Private Eve … … Nil NOTES:
The amounts are those paid to advertising agents.
Comparable information for semi-display and classified advertising is not readily available.