HC Deb 27 January 1989 vol 145 cc809-10W
Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the expenditure on media and advertising by his Department in each year since 1979.

Mr. Cope

The amount spent by the Department of Employment on advertising in each financial year since 1979 was as follows:

Year Amount
(£million)
1979–80 0.7
1980–81 0.3
1981–82 0.4
1982–83 0.5
1983–84 0.5
1984–85 0.3
Year Amount
(£ million)
1985–86 0.1
1986–87 12.7
1987–88 6.1

These figures include production costs and VAT.