HC Deb 16 April 1996 vol 275 cc427-8W
Mr. Dafis

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the report on "Crossing the Housing and Care Divide" by the Housing Corporation; if he will make it his policy to assist the elderly to remain in their own homes; and if he will make a statement. [24540]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The Government's community care policy recognises that people should be helped to continue to live in their existing housing where this is 1 March 1996; what was (a) the purpose and (b) the cost of each publicity campaign; and if he will make a statement. [24610]

Mr. Hague

Forecast outturn for overall publicity expenditure in 1995–96 is £1.7 million, made up of many individual publicity projects, details of which can be produced only at disproportionate cost. However, two areas of significant publicity expenditure were:

£
Promotion of Business Connect 187,000
Placing of public notices relating to trunk road and special road schemes 258,000