HC Deb 03 April 1995 vol 257 cc890-1W
Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list each non-departmental public body and agency for which he has responsibility and, for each, list separate figures for the spending by that body or agency on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising, (d) other promotional materials and activities, (e) the totals in each year of (a) to (d) and (f) the proportion of (e) that was spent on recruitment advertising, for each year since 1979–80 or for each year of its existence if it has been created since then and what are his latest estimates of (a) to (f) for the years 1994–95 and 1995–96. [17628]

Mr. Goodlad

The information requested could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.

Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list, for 1992–93 and 1993–94, separate figures for the spending by his Department on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising, (d) other promotions material and activities (e) the totals in each year of (a) to (d) and (f) the proportion of (e) that was spent on recruitment advertising; and what are his latest estimates for the years 1994–95 and 1995–96. [17627]

Mr. Goodlad

The figures requested are as follows:

1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ 1994–95 (Estimate) £ 1995–96 (Estimate) £
(a) Television 0 0 0 0
(b) Radio 0 0 0 0
(c) Newspaper of which 370,979 505,430 847,000 885,465
recruitment 370,979 505,430 847,000 885,465
(d) Others 1,724,228 1,624,834 1,570,000 1,942,000
of which recruitment 190,262 43,739 200,000
(e) Total of which 2,095,207 2,130,264 2,417,000 2,827,465
recruitment 561,241 549,169 887,000 1,085,465
(f) Percentage of total on recruitment 27 26 37 38