HC Deb 05 April 1990 vol 170 c757W
1989. Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total publicity and advertising expenditure, including for privatisation, of his Department and public bodies for which his Department has responsibility in(a) 1979 and (b)

Mr. Cope

The expenditure by the Northern Ireland Departments, the Northern Ireland Office and their sponsored bodies, where this information is readily available, was:

Financial years
1979–80 £ 1989–90 £
11,967,657 210,595,500
1 Details of expenditure by the Department of Agriculture and the Northern Ireland Office are not available.
2 Estimate.