HC Deb 13 March 1989 vol 149 cc56-7W
Mr. Dobson

To 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; and what is the 1989–90 budget for each of these categories of spending.

Mr. Cope

The latest estimated spending as requested for 1988–89 is as follows:

Expenditure
£ million
TV Radio Press Other Total
3.7 0.5 3.9 9.7 17.8

Note: This is the first year in which employment service expenditure is included. Training Agency expenditure is not included.

Detailed decisions on expenditure by media for 1989–90 have not yet been taken.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest figure for the estimated spending in 1988–89 by the Manpower Services Commission on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material; and what is the 1989–90 budget for each of these categories of spending.

Mr. Cope

The latest estimated spending by the Training Agency (formerly MSC) as requested for 1988–89 is as follows:

Advertising
£ million
Television 12.6
Radio
Press1 6.5
Other 9.2
Total 28.3
1 Includes a small amount of radio advertising. This cannot be identified separately.

Detailed decisions on expenditure by media for 1989–90 have not yet been taken.