§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson),Official Report, 8 November, column 308, he will set out the reasons for the increased level of expenditure on advertising by his Department in 1989–90.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe increase in my Department's expenditure on advertising in 1989–90 arose mainly from campaigns to provide information to the public about the flotation of the 10 water companies in England and Wales, new legislation on local government finance and housing and to encourage the use of lead-free petrol.