HC Deb 15 May 1989 vol 153 c71W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much has been spent by his Department on advertisements on commercial television in each of the last five years, listed by each television company.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Information on television advertisements in the form requested is commercially confidential.

1988–89 1987–88 1986–87 1985–86 1984–85
£'000s £/sq ft £'000s £/sq ft £'000s £/sq ft £'000s £/sq ft £'000s £/sq ft
Rent 77,772 4.45 68,624 4.06 63,193 3.87 62,596 3.91 60,624 3.79
Rates 40,589 2.32 35,852 2.12 32,662 2.00 32,693 2.04 33,912 2.12
Total Accommodation costs 170,118 9.73 140,583 8.31 123,323 7.56 121,386 7.58 120,850 7.55