HC Deb 24 May 1989 vol 153 c553W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the total budget allocated to the Scottish Information Office for the production, broadcasting and publishing of adverts relating to eligibility for community charge rebates; and how much has been spent on (a) TV advertisements and (b) press advertisements to the latest available date.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 22 May 1989]: Expenditure on television public information campaigns on the community charge rebate scheme was £308,000. The rebate scheme was also featured in press advertisment campaigns on the community charge, particularly in the autumn 1988 and the spring 1989 campaigns, the cost of which totalled £181,000.

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