HC Deb 25 April 1991 vol 189 cc535-6W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give separate 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 are his latest estimates for 1990–91 and budgets for 1991–92.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

Figures for expenditure on newspaper and television advertising from 1979–80 to 1983–84 were given in an answer to a question from the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks) on 25 May 1984 at column587 and those for 1984–85 were given in answer to another question from the hon. Member for Newham, North-West on 19 December 1985 at column 275.

Figures for radio advertising and other promotional literature for the years from 1979–80 to 1984–85 were given in answer to questions from the hon. Member on 19 November 1986 at columns 202–04.The hon. Member was also given in those replies figures for expenditure on newspaper, television and radio advertising and other promotional literature for 1985–86.

Figures for the years 1986–87 to 1990–91 (provisional) for total advertising expenditure—all media—and production and distribution of other promotional material were given in answer to a question from the hon. Member on 12 March 1990 at columns 23–24.

Apart from the final year, 1990–91, it would not be possible to provide more detailed information for those years except at disproportionate cost.

Expenditure figures for the years 1990–91 and 1991–92 are as follows:

1990–911 000's 1991–922 000's
Television advertising 2,024 3,500
Radio advertising 109 300
Newspaper advertising 3,595 1,800
Production and distribution of other promotional material (including poster advertising) 6,750 8,085
1 Provisional.
2 Estimate.