Mr. Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Defence what advertising agents have been appointed by his Department, or by the Central Office of Information on behalf of his Department, to handle campaigns involving the communication of information on subjects for which his Department is responsible to Parliament over each of the last 10 years, respectively; what was the subject of each campaign; and how much was spent on each campaign.
§ Mr. Lee[pursuant to his reply, 10 December 1985, c. 593]: The only advertising campaigns conducted on behalf of the Ministry of Defence have been those run for recruiting purposes (both service and civilian). Twelve companies have been engaged on such campaigns. The following table provides the costs over the last five financial years for which figures are available:
Year Total £ million 1980–81 5.576 1981–82 3.611 1982–83 2.763 1983–84 4.473 1984–85 6.001 Figures are in full cost terms and include VAT where applicable. Separate campaigns for the individual services are included in these totals.