Advertising (Expenditure)

HC Deb 23 January 1979 vol 961 cc92-3W

Mr. Sillars

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what is his estimate of Government expenditure on advertising in each year since 1974–75.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

Total Government expenditure on advertising during the last four years was as follows:

	£million
1974–75	15.6
1975–76	17.5
1976–77	13.9
1977–78	17.6

Up to the end of December 1978 Government advertising expenditure in the year 1978–79 was approximately £14 million.