Press and Public Relations

HC Deb 03 June 1992 vol 208 cc588-9W

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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. Lang

[holding answer 2 June 1992]: The running costs of the Scottish Office information directorate for each year from 1985–86 are as follows:

	£ million
1985–86	0.9
1986–87	1.0
1987–88	1.1
1988–89	1.2
1989–90	1.4
1990–91	1.7
1991–92	1.9
1992–93	12.0
1 Estimate.

These figures exclude expenditure on information campaigns

Directly comparable figures for years prior to the introduction of new Scottish Office budgetary arrangements in 1985–86 are not available.