§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Energy how much his Department has spent on advertising in national and local newspapers, on television and in other printed journals in each of the past five years; and what is budgeted in the current financial year for such advertising.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerExpenditure on advertising by the Department for the past five years was as follows:
Press Television 1979–80 1,280,000 20,500 1980–81 1,590,000 1,500,000 1981–82 530,000 2,550,000 1982–83 955,000 292,000 1983–84 1,770,000 682,000 The advertising budget for the current year is in the region of £2 million.