§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total spending by his Department on press, public relations and advertising, respectively, in 1987–88.
§ Mr. Cope[holding reply Thursday 21 July]: The total spending on press and public relations by my Department in 1987–88 was £1.16 million. The total spending on advertising by my Department to promote departmental objectives in 1987–88 was £13.1 million.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is 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. Cope[holding reply Thursday 21 July]: The total estimated expenditure by my Department in 1988–89 on publicity is £17.8 million. It includes publicity expenditure on behalf of the employment service. It is not possible at the present time to provide the detailed breakdown by the media groups requested.