HC Deb 20 November 1987 vol 122 cc688-9W
Mr. Shersby

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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 to Parliament during the year 1985–86; what was the subject of each campaign; and how much was spent on each campaign.

Mr. Ian Stewart

The Ministry of Defence engaged the services of a number of advertising agencies in 1985–86 for the purpose of recruiting to the armed forces and the Civil Service. The agencies concerned and the subject of each campaign are listed in the table. It is not our general policy to divulge the costs of individual contracts, which are commercially confidential.

Campaign
Young and Rubican Ltd. RN recruitment campaign
Collett, Dickenson, Pearce and Partners Army officer recruitment campaign
Slaymaker Cowley White (formerly Butler, Dennis and Garland) Army soldiers, TA, cadet and District recruitment campaigns
George Hynes and Partners UDR and TA (Northern Ireland) recruitment campaigns
J. Walter Thompson plc. RAF recruitment campaign
Campaign
Charles Barker Recruitment Civilian recruitment
Advertising Agency Ltd. campaign
Rex Steward and Associates Civilian recruitment campaign

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