§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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.
§ Mr. Jopling[pursuant to his reply, 19 November 1986, c. 252The budget for total administration expenditure on press liaison, information policy and technical visual aids for 1986–87 is £2.6 million. The expenditure for the years 1984–85 and 1985–86 was £2.1 million and £2.3 million respectively. Annual expenditure for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what will be the estimated spending by 346W his Department on television, radio and newspaper advertising; and what it was in 1979–80 and each intervening year.
§ Mr. Jopling[pursuant to his reply, 19 November 1986 c. 252]: My Department has spent the following sums on newspaper advertising and promotional literature during the years in question.
Year Newspaper advertising £ Promotional literature £ 1979–80 90,694 17,250 1980–81 95,839 26,676 1981–82 63,303 30,350 1982–83 96,730 87,900 1983–84 103,021 68,184 1984–85 98,532 146,501 1985–86 110,823 125,890 It is estimated that expenditure for 1986–87 will be £167,209 on newspaper advertising and £228,880 on promotional literature. During the years in question my Department spent no money on television or radio advertising.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. Jopling[pursuant to his reply, 19 November 1986 c. 25]: The total number of press and public relations staff employed by my Department is as follows. The number of staff in information officer grades is included in the total.
Year Total Number employed Number of Information Officers 1979–80 107 19 1980–81 101 25 1981–82 99 24 1982–83 95 24 1983–84 95 29 1984–85 94 28 1985–86 94 28 1986–871 94 28 1 current.