§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Lord Privy Seal what will be the total spending of the Privy Council Office on press and public relations in the current year; and what it was in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. BiffenI shall answer on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Privy Council Office: None since August 1981. Expenditure in earlier years was:
£ 1979–80 19,600 1980–81 25,600 1981–82 10,500
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Lord Privy Seal what will be the estimated spending by his Department on television, radio, newspaper advertising, respectively, and other promotional literature in the current year; and what was the total in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. BiffenI take it the question refers to expenditure by the Privy Council Office and shall answer on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Privy Council Office.
No expenditure since 1979–80 and none is planned for the current year.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Lord Privy Seal how many press and public relations staff are employed in the Privy Council Office; and how many were employed in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. BiffenI shall answer on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Privy Council Office: none since August 1981. For 1979–80, 1980–81 and up until August 1981 three press and public relations staff were employed.