HC Deb 08 December 1977 vol 940 cc851-2W
Mr. Patrick Jenkin

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the cost of extending the invalid care allowance to married women.

Applications Total Appointments Total
1972 Details not available 31
1973 262 72
1974 1,648 220
1975 1,126 217
1976 702 124
1977 (to 1st December 1977) 463 41

Mr. McCusker

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the amount spent on advertising in the Belfast Telegraph, Belfast Newsletter and Irish News on Royal Ulster Constabulary and Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve recruitment in each year since 1970; and what was the response each year to each newspaper campaign in terms of replies and conversions.

Mr. Dunn

Detailed records of expenditure on newspaper advertising have been maintained since 1972, as follows:

The response in terms of coupons received and other initial inquiries which referred to a newspaper advertisement is as follows:

Mr. Ennals

It is not possible to give a reliable estimate using the statistics currently available, but it is likely to be within the range from £38 million to £65 million.