§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total expenditure on(a) all forms of publicity and (b) all publications and pamphlets produced for his Department and for all the agencies and public bodies for which his Department is responsible, for each year since 1979, including the budgeted figure for 1995–96, (i) including and (ii) excluding privatisation-related expenditures and expressed in 1994 prices; and if he will supply information for the period 729W from 1 April 1993 to 1 March 1995 showing (1) the nature and (2) the purpose of each publicity campaign and of each publication involving the expenditure of more than £50,000.
§ Mr. NorrisFor expenditure by my Department and its agencies on above-the-line advertising, I refer the hon. Gentlemen to the replies I gave on 14 February,Official Report, columns 524–25. Information on other forms of publicity could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.