§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the amount of grant given by his Department to the Health Educational Council; if this amount includes finance for the Health Education News; and if he is satisfied with the standard of advertisements in the magazine.
§ Mr. DeakinsFor 1978–79, the Health Education Council's budget allocation is 517W £3,020,000. The council, which functions independently of the Department, uses its annual allocation to finance a wide range of activities and publications, of which Health Education News is one. This does not carry advertisements as such; it provides a bi-monthly survey of the council's work, including examples of its current advertising material. The contents of Health Education News, in common with the contents of all the council's other publications, and its day-to-day operational activities, are the council's own responsibility.