§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list, for 1992–93 and 1993–94, separate figures for the spending by her Department 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; and what are her latest estimates for the years 1994–95 and 1995–96. [17633]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe breakdown of expenditure for 1992–93 to 1994–95 is shown in the table.
£ Million Financial year Media 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 (estimated) TV 2.773 1.793 1.582 Radio 0.020 0.492 0.951 Newspaper 1.976 2.504 0.904 Other 0.285 1.020 1.024 Recruitment 0.012 0.009 10.137 1 Includes health service professions recruitment. Budgets for 1995–96 have not yet been agreed. Expenditure covers a wide range of publicity campaigns relating to legislation, policy, patient's rights and other health advice.