HC Deb 06 May 1986 vol 97 cc18-9W
Mr. Clay

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which advertising agencies have been engaged by his Department for each of the past five years; and what sums each have been paid.

Mr. Hurd

The agencies engaged by the Home Office during the past five financial years, and the sums spent through these agencies, are as follows. The greater part of all these sums have been spent on buying advertising space and airtime and on production and a much smaller proportion on commission or fees to the agencies concerned.

Agency Amount spent in financial year
£
1981–82
Boase Massimi Pollitt, Univas Partnership Ltd 917,797
Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners Ltd 554,850
Doyle Dane Bernbach Ltd 100,239
Davidson Pearce Ltd 32,680
Charles Barker Group Ltd 30,285
1982–83
Boase Massimi Pollitt Partnership Ltd 1,082,136
Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners Ltd 909,740
Doyle Dane Bernbach Ltd 108,285
Davidson Pearce Ltd 20,260
Charles Barker Group Ltd 21,962
1983–84
Davidson Pearce Ltd 40,738

Agency Amount spent in financial year
£
Boase Massimi Pollitt Partnership Ltd 1,314,648
Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners Ltd 1,159,933
Portland Outdoor Advertising 118,417
Doyle Dane Bembach Ltd 107,509
Charles Barker Group Ltd 18,500
1984–85
Boase Massimi Pollitt Partnership Ltd 1,686,353
Poster Publicity Ltd 56,767
Davidson Pearce Ltd 42,913
Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners Ltd 960,429
Portland Outdoor Advertising Ltd 271,134
Doyle Dane Bembach Ltd 115,846
Charles Barker Group Ltd 16,551
1985–86
Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners Ltd 1,006,416
Portland Outdoor Advertising Ltd 314,829
Boase Massimi Pollitt Partnership Ltd 1,774,852
Davidson Pearce Ltd 148,082
Charles Barker Group Ltd 21,573

In additon to the sums shown for Charles Barker, additional amounts were spent on miscellaneous classified and semi-display advertising, mainly for job vacancies.