§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what promotional and public information campaigns his Department is(a) currently running and (b) planning to run during the next six months; and for each campaign (i) how much it will cost, (1) in total and (2) to his Department, (ii) what agencies or bodies are undertaking the work and (iii) what is its planned duration. [7415]
§ Mr. HanleyThe diplomatic wing information effort aims to promote the influence and prestige of the UK overseas and seek long-term friends for Britain. This activity is delivered via exhibitions, publications, films/television, sponsored visits, the Internet, etcetera. Expenditure for 1996–97 is estimated to be £13.9 million.
The only public information campaign is that directed at UK nationals travelling abroad, giving them consular advice and information. The estimated cost in 1996–97 is £310,000. On behalf of the consular division, the Passport Agency inserts the checklist for travellers leaflet in every passport issued. The cost is based on 2p per passport plus 6 per cent. administration costs. Actual cost to the consular publicity budget for 1995–96 was £116,000.
The ODA does not run specific campaigns. Its publicity budget covers development education, publications, exhibitions, the British Overseas Development newspaper, the ODA roadshow and the Internet. The budget for the current and the next financial year for this work is £1.5 million.
The work is on-going.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department has spent on promotional or public information campaigns in each of the last five years; and how much he estimates will be spent on these campaigns during the (i) current and (ii) next financial years. [7544]
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§ Mr. HanleyThe diplomatic wing information effort aims to promote the influence and prestige of the UK overseas and seek long-term friends for Britain. This activity is delivered via exhibitions, publications, films/television, sponsored visits, the Internet, etcetera.
The only public information campaign is that directed at UK nationals travelling abroad, giving them consular advice and information. The figures for this are contained in the table.
The ODA does not run specific campaigns. Its publicity budget covers development education, publications, exhibitions, the British Overseas Development newspaper, the ODA roadshow and the Internet. These figures are also contained in the table.
Diplomatic wing consider publicity ODA £ £ 1997–98 Estimate 345,000 1,500,000 1996–97 Estimate 310,000 1,500,000 1995–96 Actual 414,255 1,270,000 1994–95 Actual 162,700 1,355,000 1993–94 Actual 295,000 1,200,000 1992–93 Actual 342,619 1,012,000 1991–92 Actual Not Known 961,000