§ Mr. Hanleyasked the Secretary of State for Energy on how many occasions his Department sponsored advertisements in national newspapers in the last three years; which newspapers were chosen for these campaigns; which local newspapers were used in these campaigns; and which newspaper publishing groups received payment for advertising space.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerMy Department spent the following on press advertising over the period requested :
National Press Regional/Local Press Magazine Total £ £ £ £ 11986–87 1,045,539 150,000 316,000 1,511,539 1985–86 1,336,671 28,000 103,000 1,467,671 1984–85 1,315,539 1Provisional. Further breakdowns of these figures could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.