§ Mr. WilsonTo 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 ForsythPublicity 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. WilsonTo 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. ForsythThe 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.