§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total expenditure by his Department on press and public relations in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is his estimate for 1990–91 and budget for 1991–92.
§ Mr. LangThe running costs of the Scottish Office information directorate for each year from 1985–86 are as follows:
Year £ million 1985–86 0.9 1986–87 1.0 1987–88 1.1 1988–89 1.2 1989–90 1.4 1990–91 1.7 11991–92 1.9 1 Plans. These figures exclude expenditure on information campaigns.
Directly comparable figures for years prior to the introduction of new Scottish Office budgetary arrangements in 1985–86 are not available.