HC Deb 18 April 1995 vol 258 cc80-2W
Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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 promotion 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 1979–80; and what are his latest estimates of (a) to (f) for the years 1994–95 and 1995–96. [17608]

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 3 April 1995]: Details of the relevant expenditure by agencies for which I have responsibility are set out in the following table. Information on individual items of expenditure by non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally.

Advertising expenditure by agencies within the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Scotland
£ thousand
Date of agency launch 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 estimate outturn 1995–96 plans
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency April 1991
a. television n/a Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
b. radio n/a Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
c. newspaper n/a 1 1 1 1 1
d. other promotion n/a 5 Nil 14 20 Nil
e. total n/a 6 1 15 21 1
f. proportion of total spent on recruitment n/a Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Scottish Prison Service April 1993
a. television n/a n/a n/a Nil Nil Nil
b. radio n/a n/a n/a Nil Nil Nil
c. newspaper n/a n/a n/a 37 66 15
d. other promotion n/a n/a n/a Nil Nil Nil
e. total n/a n/a n/a 37 66 15
f. proportion of total spent on recruitment n/a n/a n/a 100 per cent. 100 per cent. 100 per cent.
Scottish Record Office April 1993
a. television n/a n/a n/a Nil Nil Nil
b. radio n/a n/a n/a Nil Nil Nil
c. newspaper n/a n/a n/a 3 1 2
d. other promotion n/a n/a n/a Nil Nil Nil
e. total n/a n/a n/a 3 1 2
f. proportion of total spent on recruitment n/a n/a n/a Nil Nil Nil
Scottish Court Service April 1995 Nil in all years
Scottish Office
Pensions Agency April 1993
Student Awards
Agency for Scotland April 1994
1 Estimate: not separately identified.