§ Mr. Gregoryasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the sum expended on survey research by the Central Office of Information in each year since 1982.
§ Mr. Brooke[pursuant to his reply, 6 April 1987, c. 76–7]: The amount spent by the Central Office of Information on all research in connection with the planning, execution and evaluation of Government publicity was:
£ 1982–83 408,000 1983–84 589,000 1984–85 591,000 1985–86 911,000 1986–87 1,924,000