§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give separate figures for the spending by the Metropolitan Police 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. Peter LloydI understand from the deputy commissioner that expenditure by the Metropolitan police on all forms of recruitment and other advertising and other promotional material in each financial year since 1979–80 is as follows—it is not possible to give separate spending figures for the years prior to 1987–88:
£ 1979–80 759,000 1980–81 967,000 1981–82 1,062,000 1982–83 1,028,000 1983–84 1,675,000 1984–85 1,747,000 1985–86 1,868,000 1986–87 2,269,000
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Television advertising Radio advertising Newspaper advertising Other promotional literature £ £ £ £ 1987–88 — 3,000 1,722,000 1,111,000 1988–89 — 6,000 1,881,000 1,258,000 1989–90 472,000 15,000 1,660,000 663,000
Television advertising Radio advertising Newspaper advertising Other promotional literature £ £ £ £ 11990–91 683,000 59,000 978,000 1,402,000 21991–92 313,000 75,000 1,466,000 1,550,000 1 Estimated outturn. 1 Budget estimate.