§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total spending by his Department and the armed forces, respectively, on press and public relations in 1986–87; and what is the estimated expenditure for the current year.
§ Mr. FreemanThe figures requested are as follows:676W
MOD £ Armed Forces £ 1986–87 11,772,000 15,551,000 1987–88 21,942,000 25,572,000 1 Latest outturn figure 2 Estimate These figures include staffing costs together with expenditure on films, exhibitions, publications, equipment and so on.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total spending by his Department and the armed forces, respectively, on television, radio and newspaper advertising and other promotional literature in 1986–87; and what is the estimated expenditure for the current year.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information is not held centrally. I will write to the hon. Member in due course.