HC Deb 01 December 1987 vol 123 cc494-5W
Mr. Shersby

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what advertising agents have been appointed by his Department, or by the Central Office of Information on behalf of his Department, to handle campaigns involving the communication of information on subjects for which his Department is responsible in Parliament during the year 1985–86; what was the subject of each campaign; and how much was spent on each campaign.

Mr. Lee

During 1985–86, the Central Office of Information reappointed Davidson Pearce Ltd. as my Departments sole advertising agency. In the course of that year Davidson Pearce conducted the following campaigns for my Department:

Campaign Tolal Cost £
Part-time Job Release Scheme 28,150
Career Development Loans 21,250
Action for Jobs 29,750

In addition the Central Office of Information retained the following agencies on behalf of the Manpower Services Commission's campaigns for which I have responsibility in Parliament.

Agency Campaign Total Cost £
White Bull Holmes Ltd. Job Centres 23,200
White Bull Holmes Ltd. Employment Mobility Scheme 5,260
White Bull Holmes Ltd. Training Courses 157,980
White Bull Holmes Ltd. Sepacs 2,150
White Bull Holmes Ltd. Fit for Work Award Scheme 28,380
White Bull Holmes Ltd. Enterprise Allowance Scheme 319,650
Saatchi & Saatchi Compton Ltd. Youth Training Scheme 4,233,400
Gold Greenlees Trott Advertising Ltd. Community Programme 209,300