HC Deb 13 February 1995 vol 254 cc486-7W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total expenditure on all forms of advertising by his Department and its agencies for each year since 1979 in 1994 prices.

Sir John Wheeler

The information requested is listed:

Year Expenditure £ (in 1994 prices)
1979–80 1,146,986
1980–81 999,033
1981–82 1,159,163
1982–83 2,731,538
1983–84 4,821,516
1984–85 4,360,906
1985–86 6,004,314
1986–87 5,651,684
1987–88 5,719,217
1988–89 6,100,684
1989–90 6,393,354
1990–91 6,769,594
1991–92 7,953,941
1992–93 7,770,377
1993–94 6,046,557
1994–95 15,241,690
1 Consists of estimated expenditure or expenditure to date for Departments.