Press and Public Relations

HC Deb 22 March 1995 vol 257 cc198-9W

Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Prime Minister what was the total annual expenditure by the Prime Ministers Office on press and public relations for each year since 1987–88, including the estimated expenditure for 1994–95 and the budgeted expenditure for 1995–96. [14588]

The Prime Minister

[holding answer 17 March 1995]: Expenditure on the No. 10 press office for each year since 1987 is as follows. There is no separate expenditure on public relations.

£000
Year	Total excluding superannuation	2Superannuation	Total including superannuation
1987–88	378	n/a	n/a
1988–89	419	n/a	n/a
1989–90	428	n/a	n/a
1990–91	514	39	553
1991–92	571	36	607

£000
Year	Total excluding superannuation	2Superannuation	Total including superannuation
1992–93	622	46	668
1993–94	604	39	643
1994–95	1—	1—	1—
1995–96	1—	1—	1—
1Outturn figure not yet available.2 Notional superannuation costs were charged from 1990–91.
n/a=Not applicable.