§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the figures for the spending by his Department on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is his latest estimate for the current year and budget for 1990–91.
§ Mr. MaudeFCO figures for expenditure on advertising and other promotional material from 1979–80 to 1988–89, estimates for 1989–90, and budget provision for 1990–91 are:
FCO FCO (Dip Wing) (ODA Wing) 1979–80 100,226 214,739 1980–81 116,532 145,697 1981–82 162,988 207,964 1982–83 229,711 135,506 1983–84 205,247 252,691 1984–85 149,932 234,050 1985–86 160,535 271,084 1986–87 335,754 228,347 1987–88 195,000 351,000 1988–89 289,184 714,000 11989–90 329,115 820,000 11990–91 735,000 1,047,000 1 Estimate. 2 Provision. Increases in 1990–91 reflect additional expenditure by the diplomatic wing on publicity to promote the entitlement of certain British residents overseas to vote in British and EC elections. Additional expenditure by the ODA reflects a commitment by it to enhance public awareness of overseas development issues. It is not possible to break down these figures to identify the medium used.