HC Deb 14 March 1990 vol 169 cc276-7W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. Ryder

[holding answer 12 March 1990]: The expenditure for 1988–89 is £49,310 and the estimated expenditure for 1989–90 is £52,486, none of which is on television or radio advertising; the 1990–91 budget is £49,313, none of which is likely to be on television or radio advertising.

Comparable figures for the years 1979–80 to 1987–88 are not available because of the machinery of Government changes, and could be given only at disproportionate cost.