§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in national newspapers in each of the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown by newspaper titles.
§ Mr. RidleyFor each of the past five years the total of press advertising expenditure (other than on recruitment, tendering and statutory notices) by my Department, including the Property Services Agency, was:
Year Press advertising £ 1982–83 688,538 1983–84 19,184 1984–85 679,690 1985–86 543,527 1986–87 338,000 The information available does not distinguish between the use of national and local newspapers. The sums paid to individual organisations is a matter of commercial confidentiality.