HC Deb 03 June 1992 vol 208 cc559-60W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. Nelson

[holding answer 2 June 1992]: The expenditure by Her Majesty's Treasury—excluding the BT share offer—on advertising and other promotional material is as follows.

The expenditure for 1988–89 was £49,310, that for 1989–90 was £52,486, that for 1990–91 £43,581 and that for 1991–92 was £104,602—none of which was on television or radio. The estimate for 1992–93 is £72,500. Comparable figures for earlier years are unavailable because of machinery of government changes and could only be given at disproportionate cost.

BT share offer advertising costs were £20,000,000 for 1991–92.