§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the cost of his Department's advertising campaign currently being screened on television and broadcast on radio.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe cost of the present, television only, campaign from its inception on 18 January 1988 to 14 March 1988 is £136,000, including £73,600 for production of the commercial.
The BBC did not use the commercial but did broadcast a supporting public information message on radio and television; only minor production costs were met by the Northern Ireland Office.