HC Deb 08 December 1993 vol 234 c220W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security 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. Scott

Such information as is available is in the table.

Television Radio Press
£ £ £
1989–90 4,911,000 402,000 1,486,000
1991–92 4,396,000 626,000 772,000
1992–93 1,792,000 429,000 2,296,000

Notes:

  1. 1. The total spend in 1990–91 was £4,360,000 but a breakdown is not immediately available.
  2. 2. The Department did not exist independently prior to August 1988.