HC Deb 05 May 1989 vol 152 cc265-7W
Ms. Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what was the expenditure by Government and Government-funded health education agencies on mass media advertising campaigns on the following issues:(a) smoking, (b) alcohol, (c) drugs, (d) dental health, (e) AIDs, (f) family planning, (g) immunisation, (h) coronary heart disease, (i) the "Look After Your Heart" campaign, and (j) others, for each year 1978–79 to 1987–88;

1978–79 £'000 1979–80 £'000 1980–81 £'000 1981–82 £'000 1982–83 £'000 1983–84 £'000 1984–85 £'000 1985–86 £'000 1986–87 £'000 1987–88 £'000 1988–89 £'000
Smoking 325 407 700 892 2,391 2,630 1,624 2,346 2 247
Alcohol 190 25 217 121 263 311 327 2
Drugs 3 2
Dental health 147 102 38 137 265 167 311 267 2 100
AIDS 2 3,369 4,853
Family planning 2
Immunisation 27 62 16 654 2 550
Coronary heart disease 691 645 757 674 756 575 754 1,055 2 1,608 354
Look After Your Heart 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Others 2 19
1 Included in coronary heart disease.
2 No information available.

Information on the expenditure on mass media advertising by campaign by the Department of Health is as follows:

(2) what was the total expenditure by his Department and Government-funded health education agencies on mass media advertising campaigns on health-related issues in each financial year since 1978–79 to 1987–88;

(3) what is the total expenditure from 1979 to date by Government and Government-funded health education agencies on mass media advertising for each of the following health campaigns (a) smoking, (b) alcohol, (c) drugs, (d) AIDs, (e) dental health, (f) immunisation, (g) family planning, (h) coronary heart disease and (i) others.

Mr. Mellor

[holding answer 26 April 1989]: The total expenditure by the Department on mass media advertising is as follows:

£'000
1978–79 n/a
1979–80 337
1980–81 589
1981–82 825
1982–83 676
1983–84 1,167
1984–85 1,412
1985–86 3,259
1986–87 7,811
1987–88 6,668
1988–89 5,741

Information on the expenditure on mass media advertising by the former Health Education Council and the Health Education Authority is not available. The total expenditure by these agencies on publicity was as follows:

£'000
1978–79 1,380
1979–80 1,244
1980–81 1,712
1981–82 1,824
1982–83 3,675
1983–84 3,683
1984–85 2,705
1985–86 4,649
1986–87 n/a
1987–88 4,996
1988–89 6,104

Information on the total expenditure by campaign by the Health Education Council and Health Education Authority is as follows:

1978–79 £'000 1979–80 £'000 1980–81 £'000 1981–82 £'000 1982–83 £'000 1983–84 £'000 1984–85 £'000 1985–86 £'000 1986–87 £'000 1987–88 £'000 1988–89 £'000
Smoking 2 420 283
Alcohol 2
Drugs 2 298 1,391 1,707 1 1,918
Dental health 2
AIDS 2 420 4,340 5,419 79
Family planning 2
Immunisation 2 154 240
Coronary heart disease 2
Look After Your Heart 2 2,100
Others 2 183 589 825 436 1,167 1,114 1,028 1,481 1,249 1,644
1 Joint anti-injecting AIDS/drugs campaign.
2 No information available.

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