§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the latest figure for the estimated spending in 1987–88 by his Department on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material; and what are the estimated expenditures in each area for 1988–89.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe total spending in 1987–88 on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material is £576,500.
Health authority 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Clwyd 1,401 1,539 1,525 1,546 1,743 1,803 1,819 East Dyfed 955 900 839 1,025 1,041 1,153 1,170 Gwent 1,149 1,346 1,073 1,314 1,260 1,060 1,542 Gwynedd 947 887 881 958 878 1,301 1,374 Mid Glamorgan 1,896 2,022 1,900 2,327 2,358 2,333 3,482 Pembrokeshire — — — 16 24 36 17 Powys — — — — — — — South Glamorgan 1,455 1,713 1,439 1,715 1,860 1,772 1,708 West Glamorgan 951 1,071 983 1,097 1,101 1,210 1,315 As in other areas of NHS activity, these data show that levels of patient throughput have increased significantly in recent years.