§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the figures for the spending by his Department on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional materials in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is his latest estimate for the current year and budget for 1990–91.
§ Mr. RifkindThe latest estimates of expenditure by the Scottish Office in the current financial year on television; radio; newspaper advertising; and printed and other material are £957,000, £73,000, £1,080,000 and £913,000 respectively. The corresponding figures for 1988–89 were £591,000, £36,000, £422,000 and £1,064,000 respectively.
114WPrior to 1988–89 an analysis of expenditure was not maintained in the form requested. Total expenditure on information publicity for 1979–80 and subsequent years to 1988–89 was:
£ 1979–80 263,000 1980–81 362,000 1981–82 393,000 1982–83 386,000 1983–84 360,000 1984–85 704,000 1985–86 677,000 1986–87 857,000 1987–88 1,094,000 Proposed provision for expenditure by the Scottish Office on information campaigns in 1990–91 is £2.5 million. Detailed decisions on expenditure by media have not yet been taken. None of these figures includes the running costs of the Scottish information office.