§ Mr. Sproatasked the Minister of State for Defence if he will list the sums spent on, respectively, national and local advertising and publicity for the Regular
National Advertising* Local Advertising† Year Regular Army TAVR Regular Army TAVR £ £ £ £ 1963–64 … … … 945,900 15,500 194,303 Nil 1964–65 … … … 1,257,000 21,000 232,687 Nil 1965–66 … … … 1,257,300 16,000 202,742 Nil 1966–67 … … … 1,347,900 16,000 221,203 Nil 1967–68 … … … 1,259,500 16,000 215,114 Nil 1969–70 … … … 1,624,200 26,000 280,413 Nil 1970–71 … … … 1,650,100 54,900 286,204 Nil 1971–72 … … … 1,711,800 46,700 327,958 Nil 1972–73‡ … … … 1,721,700 45,800 390,000 Nil Notes: * These costs are borne on HMSO, Central Office of Information and Ministry of Defence Votes. † Some local advertising is financed by TAVR units from non-public funds. ‡ Figures for 1972–73 are estimates.