§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education 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. FormanThe expenditure figures for advertising and other promotional materials by this Department for the financial years 1979–80 to 1991–92 are given in the table. The 1992–93 estimated budget is £4 million. Final decisions on media in the current financial year have not been taken.
Year TV £'000 Radio £'000 Newspapers £'000 Other £'000 1979–80 — — 91.6 12.2 1980–81 — — 8.9 58.3 1981–82 — — 86.9 49.9 1982–83 — — 6.0 33.7 1983–84 — — 9.6 74.9 1984–85 — — 18.5 150.6 1985–86 — — 14.8 184.1 1986–87 — — 532.0 533.0 1987–88 — — 280.0 1,459.0 1988–89 — 40.0 475.0 1,156.0 1989–90 — 11.8 238.0 1,150.0 1990–91 1,100.0 97.0 1,407.0 1,916.0 1991–92 800.0 — 2,237.9 5,842.7