§ 1989. Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment 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. Chris PattenI refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson) on 13 March at column191 in respect of publicity expenditure by my Department. Information on expenditure by non-departmental public bodies is published in their annual reports but is not held centrally in the form requested.