HC Deb 08 May 1984 vol 59 cc268-9W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Lord Privy Seal how much the Departments in respect of which he answers parliamentary questions have 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. Biffen

The information requested is as follows:

£
1980–81 12,263
1981–82 15,594
1982–83 5,155
1983–84 3,817
*1984–85 3,000
* Estimate

The bulk of this expenditure is in respect of publishing statutory and other notices in the London Gazette. Prior to 1980 all such expenditure was undertaken centrally by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.