§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total expenditure on all forms of advertising by his Department and its agencies for each year since 1979, in 1994 prices.
§ Mr. HowardExpenditure on television, radio press and poster advertising by my Department and its agencies, except the Forensic Science Service agency, for each year since 1979 is as follows:
1993–94 prices (using the GDP deflator) £ 1979–80 7,131,352 1980–81 3,422,914 1981–82 3,470,771 1982–83 3,456,974 1983–84 4,659,770 1984–85 5,243,644 1985–86 5,037,696
1993–94 prices using the GDP deflator £ 1986–87 7,395,028 1987–88 6,599,918 1988–89 7,107,320 1989–90 6,766,316 1990–91 6,524,067 1991–92 7,797,182 1992–93 7,569,370 1993–94 9,345,196 The projected spend for 1994–95 is £10,178,074.
The above figures do not include the marginal advertising spend for the Forensic Science Service since it became an agency in 1991. The agency does not have data to separate advertising spend from general publicity. Its systems will be modified to provide a breakdown from 1995–96.