§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the cost of advertising by his Department has been for each year since 1979 and for each of the last 12 months.
Mr. John M. TaylorExpenditure on advertising prior to 1987–88 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Expenditure on advertising for each year from 1987–88 is as follows:
£ 1987–88 4,978 1988–89 3,888 1989–90 5,483 1990–91 5,174 1991–92 22,698 1992–93 15,962 Expenditure for each of the past 12 months is as follows:
£ 1992 November 328 December 375 1993 January — Febryary — March 14,901 April 352 May — June 1,439 July 2,617 August 302 September 1,056 October 989