§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what will be the total spending of his Department on press and public relations in the current year; and what it was in 1979–80 and each intervening year;
(2) 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;
(3) what will be the spending of his Department on fees to outside consultants in the current year; and what it was in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. TebbitI have no ministerial responsibility for vote-borne departmental expenditure.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many press and public relations staff are employed in his Department; and how many were employed in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. TebbitI have no ministerial responsibility for departmental manpower allocations; those Civil Service staff who work in my office are not engaged in press and public relations activity.