§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total spending by his Department on press, public relations and advertising, respectively, in 1987–88.
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§ Mr. Peter BottomleyExpenditure on advertising totalled £2,741,000. Expenditure on running the information division press and public relations services totalled £373,000. It is not possible to disaggregate the latter figure.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the latest figure for the estimated expenditure by his Department on press and public relations during 1988–89.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe latest estimate for information division press and public relation services costs for 1988–89 is £434,000. This figure covers the overall cost of running the press office, calculated using Her Majesty's HM Treasury simplified ready reckoner for staff and other costs.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what it the latest figure for the estimated spending in 1988–89 by his Department on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising, and (d) other promotional material
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyEstimated spending by the Department of Transport in 1988–89 on publicity and advertising is £5,490,000—broken down as follows:
£ Television advertising 1,800,000 Radio advertising 70,000 Newspaper advertising 160,000 Other promotional material (posters, pamphlets etc) 3,460,000 Total 5,490,000