HC Deb 16 October 1995 vol 264 c14W
Mr. Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those daily and Sunday newspapers used by his Department for advertising purposes in 1994–95; and what was the total expenditure in each case. [36340]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Publicity advertising undertaken by my Department for the period 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 was as follows:

£
The Scotsman 9,176
The Herald 8,770
Dundee Courier and Advertiser 6,543
Press and Journal 7,167
Daily Record 51,138
Scottish Daily Express 1,876
The Sun (Scottish) 8,882
Daily Mirror 361
Glasgow Evening Times 296
Scotland on Sunday 9,724
Sunday Times Scotland 6,881
Sunday Mail 47,795
Sunday Post 49,761
News of the World (Scottish) 2,100

Mr. Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of his Department's advertising budget has been allocated to local weekly newspapers in Scotland in each of the past 10 years. [36341]

Mr. Forsyth

The figure for 1993–94 was 5.7 per cent. and for 1994–95, 7.3 per cent. Details for previous years are not held centrally.

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