§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how much has been spent by Northern Ireland Gas since it was set up on advertising on hoardings;
(2) how much has been spent by Northern Ireland Gas since it was set up on newspaper advertising;
(3) how much has been spent by Northern Ireland Gas since it was set up on television advertising;
(4) how much has been spent by the Northern Ireland Gas company on advertising since the company was set up.
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§ Mr. ButlerI am informed by the company that, since its formation in October 1983, the estimated cost of advertising in the current advertising phase is £124,000, including expenditure to date of £20,160 on advertising in newspapers, £46,271 on television advertising and estimated expenditure of £26,800 to date on advertising on hoardings.
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was paid to the advertising consultants employed by Northern Ireland Gas for the advertisements so far designed.
§ Mr. ButlerDetails of the commercial relationship between the Northern Ireland Gas Company Ltd. and its contractors, suppliers and customers are a matter of commercial confidentiality.