§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) 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 1991–92 and budgets for 1992–93.
(2) 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 1991–92 and budget for 1992–93.
§ Mr. Heseltine[holding answer 5 November 1991]: The information in respect of paid publicity and associated staff costs for my Department (including agencies) is:
£ million 1985–86 3.5 1986–87 4.2 1987–88 4.8 1988–89 6.9 1989–90 31.5 1990–91 7.5 1991–92 18.6 1 Estimate. Expenditure is not broken down between different publicity media and information relating to financial years 1979–80 to 1984–85 inclusive is not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost. Budgets for 1992–93 have not yet been set.