§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what 25W 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.
Advertising Exhibitions Films and Television Radio Photographs Publications £ £ £ £ £ £ 1973–74 3,026,100 218,600 153,700 — 2,900 165,200 1974–75 2,608,200 180,400 274,900 400 10,000 336,800 1975–76 (forecast) 2,208,700 240,000 219,000 1,700 1,300 346,900+4,000 despatch In addition, publicity expenditure on the DOE Vote was £166,714 in 1973–74, £287,925 in 1974–75 and approximately £370,000 is forecast for 1975–76. Publicity estimates for the year 1976–77 have not yet been approved but are expected to be of the order of £3,128,300—through COI—and £450,000 on the DOE Vote.