§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the expenditure on behalf of Government Departments and agencies by the Central Office of Information for each year since 1979, in 1994 prices; and whether he will provide a breakdown to show the division between(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) all other advertising and publicity. [16725]
§ Mr. HoramExpenditure by the Central Office of Information on behalf of Government Departments and agencies is set out in the following table. An analysis of expenditure in the form requested is not available for years prior to 1984–85.
COI Expenditure: 1994 Prices £000 Year Television advertising Radio advertising Press advertising Other Total 1984–85 10,353 702 21,275 72,310 104,640 1985–86 11,471 1,379 21,005 69,165 103,020 1986–87 67,141 4,835 48,925 88,322 209,223 1987–88 63,961 2,208 46,254 84,512 196,935 1988–89 46,435 2,108 55,277 88,403 192,223 1989–90 56,533 3,445 50,837 91,984 202,799 1990–91 57,596 1,839 42,805 85,659 187,899 1991–92 44,694 2,058 33,741 82,569 163,062 1992–93 21,199 1,784 22,822 73,945 119,750 1993–94 29,451 1,986 27,888 68,350 127,675 All figures exclusive of VAT.