HC Deb 16 December 1993 vol 234 cc856-7W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what the cost of advertising by his Department has been for each year since 1979 and for each of the last 12 months.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information requested is set out in the table:

Cost of Advertising since 1979 and monthly over last 12 months
£
1979–80 70,000
1980–81 320,000
1981–82 400,000
1982–83 360,000
1983–84 500,000
1984–85 320,000
1985–86 1,220,000
1986–87 12,300,000
1987–88 4,100,000
1988–89 4,400,000
1989–90 1,800,000
1990–91 500,000
1991–92 12,600,000
1992–93 4,300,000
Last 12 months
December 1992 1,555,460
January 1993 920,006
February 1993 34,440
March 1993 1,046,965
April 1993 Nil
May 1993 Nil
June 1993 155,329
July 1993 Nil
August 1993 928,438
September 1993 675,035
October 1993 15,586
November 1993 1,685,833