§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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. HanleyMy Department's centrally controlled expenditure for advertising, broken down into media categories, for 1979–80, 1985–86 and 1992–93 and estimated expenditure for 1993–94 is as follows:
Advertising Financial year Television Radio Press Total 1979–80 2.280 0.040 5.750 8.070 1985–86 1.820 0.020 6.820 8.660 1992–93 2.521 0.001 6.178 8.700 1993–94 2.372 Nil 6.408 8.780 Note: All figures are expressed in £ million.