§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the actual expenditure on departmental publicity relating to housing matters in each year since 1979.
§ Sir George YoungThe information in respect of publicity relating to housing matters (excluding staff costs) is as follows:
Year Expenditure £ 1987–88 362,252 1988–89 261,764 1989–90 1,540,580 1990–91 1,206,323 1991–92 1,392,074 1992–93 11,399,500 1 Forecast. It is not possible to identify related staff costs. Expenditure figures for 1979–80 to 1986–87 are not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.