§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much his Department has spent on advertising in national and local newspapers, on televisio 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. ButcherExpenditure on advertising by the Department of Trade and Industry for the past five years was as follows:
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Press Television £ £ 1979–80 248,688 — 1980–81 527,882 — 1981–82 799,982 — 1982–83 1,340,523 729,934 1983–84 1,498,443 192,486 The advertising budget for the current year is £1,115,000.