HC Deb 02 June 1992 vol 208 cc538-9W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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 up to and including 1991–92; and what is his latest estimate for 1992–93.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information requested, in respect of centrally controlled expenditure, is as follows:

(a) Television advertising (b) Radio advertising (c) Newspaper advertising (d) Other promotional material Total
1979–80 2.28 0.04 5.75 0.14 8.21
1980–81 0.54 0.17 6.10 0.85 7.66
1981–82 0.01 0.04 4.20 1.04 5.29
1982–83 0.01 0.07 3.90 1.03 5.01
1983–84 Nil 0.07 5.30 1.90 7.27
1984–85 0.49 0.02 6.86 1.50 8.87
1985–86 1.82 0.02 6.82 1.03 9.69
1986–87 0.73 0.22 8.07 1.17 10.19
1987–88 0.55 0.03 7.68 2.52 10.78
1988–89 2.86 0.18 9.56 4.44 17.04
1989–90 4.18 0.26 13.36 6.21 24.01
1990–91 2.88 0.22 9.21 8.62 20.93
1991–92 3.28 0.26 7.93 7.37 18.84
1992–93 2.15 0.01 7.20 1.88 11.24

Note: All figures are expressed in £ million.