HC Deb 17 March 1995 vol 256 cc778-9W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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 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. Goodlad

This information will take some time to compile. I shall write to the hon. Member shortly.