HC Deb 10 May 1988 vol 133 c89W
Mr. Boateng

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the total annual expenditure by his Department on television advertising campaigns, approved for broadcast by the IBA for each year since 1979 to the current financial year.

Mr. Portillo

The total annual expenditure by the Department on television advertising for each year since 1979 to the current financial year was:

£
1979–80 169,000
1980–81 180,000
1981–82 294,000
1982–83 774,000
1983–84 976,000
1984–85 Nil
1985–86 832,000
11986–87 2,345,000
11987–88 7,968,000
1 The increased expenditure in 1986–87 and 1987–88 is largely accounted for by the Aids television campaign.

All advertisements were approved for broadcast by the independent broadcasting authorities.