HC Deb 13 March 1989 vol 149 cc99-100W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the latest figure for the estimated

spending in 1988–89 by the Department of Trade and Industry 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. Forth

Expenditure under the Department's paid publicity budget is expected to total some £29 million in 1988–89. Of this, some £13.5 million will have been spent on television advertising, about £4.3 million press advertising, £75,000 on radio advertising, and the balance on other publicity activities. Expenditure in 1989–90 is expected to be some £25 million; detailed allocations by media have not yet been made.