§ Mr. Freudasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the amount of money spent on advertising each of the different Government savings schemes together with a table of the interest paid on capital for each scheme.
§ Mr. Ian Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 13 March 1986, c. 591]: Estimated figures for the year ending 31 March 1986 for the savings schemes administered by the Department for National Savings are shown in the table:
Advertising expenditure £ million Interest, index-linking or bonuses accrued; dividends or prizes paid £ million Savings Certificates 1.54 1,527 Income Bonds 2.67 402 Indexed-Income Bonds 0.26 — Deposit Bonds 0.36 42 Investment Account 2.78 614 Ordinary Account 0.36 77 Yearly Plan 0.39 4 Premium Bonds 0.56 135 Save As You Earn — 50 N.S. Stock Register — 82 Total 8.92 2,933