§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his latest estimate of the total cost of advertising by his Department in 1987–88, 1988–89 and 1989–90; and what is his planned expenditure for 1990–91 and 1991–92.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe total cost of advertising in the year 1987–88 was £0..82 million; in 1988–89 it was £4.57
Large self-administered schemes Number of schemes Schemes reporting in with surplus over 5 per cent. with surplus under 5 per cent. wound up Aggregate value1 £ million 1987–88 127 176 12 530 1988–89 481 853 26 2,040 April—December 1989 443 596 15 1,830 1 Surplus for those reporting on surplus of over 5 per cent. Note: The amount shown in the final column represent for schemes reporting to the Inland Revenue in each year. They do not provide a basis for estimating the aggregate level of pension fund surpluses.
576Wmillion. In 1989–90 the planned expenditure is expected to be £7.16 million; the estimate for 1990–91 is £4.1 million. The forecast for 1991–92 is £7.4 million.