§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all the television advertising campaigns and all other publicity campaigns costing over £100,000 to be carried out by his Department in February, March, April, May or June of the current year.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerMy Department is running a car crime prevention campaign on television from 11 February until June. It will be supported by press, poster and radio advertising for shorter spells within that period.
A smoke alarms campaign was run on television from 26 December until 12 February.
An absent voting campaign will be run on television and in the press for three days from the announcement of an election date.
A prison service recruitment campaign has been run in the press from 13 January and will continue until 13 April.
With the exception of absent voting, all Home Office advertising will be suspended for the duration of the general election campaign period.