§ Mr. William Priceasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much of the £8,588,290 spent on Government advertising during 1971 went to each of the national newspapers;
(2) what was the total amount spent by the Government and its various agencies, on advertising during 1971.
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§ Mr. HigginsThe amount spent by the C.O.I. on Government advertising in each of the national newspapers is listed below. To provide all the information requested would involve disproportionate costs since details are not available centrally.
Newspaper £ Daily Express 381,595 Daily Mail 119,403 Daily Mirror 768,794 Daily Sketch 39,480 Guardian 43,676 Sun 318,912 The Telegraph 215,619 The Times 72,026 The Financial Times 41,840 Sunday Newspapers News of the World 331,112 Observer 79,249 People 213,635 Sunday Express 183,620 Sunday Mirror 322,066 Sunday Telegraph 49,111 Sunday Times 171,813 Observer Magazine 90,184 Daily Telegraph Magazine 156,212 Sunday Times Magazine 147,490 £3,745,837