HC Deb 23 July 1970 vol 804 cc192-3W
Mr. Hugh Jenkins

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the value of Government advertising placed in each of the various national daily newspapers in the last ascertainable period compared with the previous similar period; and if he will include any nil returns.

Mr. Higgins

The information for the last two financial years is as follows:

Year ending Year ending
31.3.70 31.3.69
£ £
Daily Express 366,130 257,479
Daily Mail 101,356 50,505
Daily Mirror 751,885 454,876
Daily Sketch 52,729 40,744
Daily Telegraph 303,293 275,399
Times 80,612 64,066
Sun 36,436 39,667
Guardian 33,854 31,163
Financial Times 45,097 45,566
Morning Star
1,771,392 1,259,465

Mr. Hugh Jenkins

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the value of Government advertising placed in each of the following weekly journals for the last ascertainable period compared with the previous similar period and on what basis was the distribution determined, namely, New Statesman, Spectator, New Society, Punch, Tribune, and Time and Tide.

Mr. Higgins

Figures for the last two financial years are given below. The distribution was determined on ordinary commercial considerations.

Year ending Year ending
31.3.70 31.3.69
£ £
New Statesman 1,484
Spectator 420
New Society 759
Punch 5,947 8,729
Tribune
Time & Tide
8,610 8,729

Mr. Hugh Jenkins

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what basis the distribution of Government advertising is determined.

Mr. Higgins

On the basis of ordinary commercial considerations.

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