§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will give the total expenditure by her Department on press and public relations in 1979–80 and in each following year up to and including 1991–92; and if she will give an estimate for 1992–93.
§ Mr. ForsythThe information requested is given in the table:
Year Expenditure (£ million) 1986–87 1.080 1987–88 1.014 1988–89 3.185 1989–90 3.331 1990–91 3.507 1991–92 3.760 '1992–93 3.737 1 (Budget). Note: 1979–80 to 1985–86 = Not available.
Figures for 1986–87 and 1987–88 are for DE information division only. Figures for training agency information services branch are not available.
Figures for 1988–89 represent total expenditure incurred by DE information division and training agency information services branch. The two merged to form DE information branch in November 1989 and figures from 1989–90 onwards represent expenditure by DE information branch.