§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the total cost of publicity incurred by his Department in the years 1973, 1974 and 1975; and what is the estimate for 1976, broken down into relevant headings.
§ Mr. EadieMy Department was formed in January 1974 and its publicity spending for the financial year 1973–74 is included in the figures supplied by the Department of Industry.
The figures for the financial years 1974–75 and 1975–76, by media, are as follows:
1974–75 £ Advertising 1,421,900 Exhibitions 4,600 Radio 300 Publications 18,258 1975–76 (forecast) £ Advertising 3,369,900 Exhibitions 41,100 Films TV 40,500 Radio 2,800 Photographs 2,500 Publications 148,800 The level of publicity expenditure for 1976–77 has yet to be settled.