§ Mr. BoatengTo 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. PortilloThe 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.