§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to his answer of 17 February,Official Report, column 935, if he will make a statement concerning the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service regional public awareness campaign, as measured by the amount of editorial coverage in newspapers, radio and television.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe campaign began on 17 January in the south-west and will continue, region by region, until the end of April.
To date 50 local newspapers, with a combined circulation of 2,309,000, have reported on the campaign and the work of the service. The CPS has been notified of 27 reports about its campaign on local radio and television.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to his answer of 17 February,Official Report, column 935, what was the estimated and actual cost of the Crown Prosecution Service regional public awareness campaign.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe estimated cost of the campaign for the current financial year is £25,500 and £2,500 for the part falling in 1994–95. Actual cost cannot be ascertained until the campaign has been concluded.