HC Deb 03 December 1993 vol 233 c742W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department spends annually on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising and (c) press advertising; and what were the corresponding figures for 1985 and 1979.

Mr. Forth

The latest estimate of expenditure on advertising in the current financial year and the corresponding figures for 1985–86 and 1979–80 are as follows:

£000s 1993–94 (estimated) £000s 1985–86 £1979–80
Television advertising 0 0 0
Radio advertising 29.2 0 0
Press advertising 1,105.8 14.8 91.6