§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the total expenditure by his Department on press and public relations in 1979–80 and in each following year up to and including 1991–92; and if he will give an estimate for 1992–93.
§ Mr. NorrisThe total expenditure on the Department's press and public relations office since 1984–85 is as follows:
Year £ 1984–85 339,426 1985–86 354,393 1986–87 363,446 1987–88 389,473 1988–89 437,950 1989–90 451,214 1990–91 517,905 1991–92 587,665 11992–93 614,109 1 Budget. These figures cover the overall costs of running the press office, calculated using the ready reckoner for staff-related costs.
Before 1984–85 the information division was a common service of the Departments of Transport and the Environment and the Property Services Agency.