§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much her Department has spent on promotional or public information campaigns in each of the last five years; and how much she estimates will be spent on these campaigns during the (i) current and (ii) next financial years. [7542]
§ Mr. Robin SquireTotal spending on advertising and publicity for the Department is as follows in financial years. Before the merger in July 1995, the Department operated separately funded programmes of publicity. This continued until the end of the financial year 1995–96.
Department for Education:
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- 1991–92: £9.0 million
- 1992–93: £8.0 million
- 1993–94: £10.1 million
- 1994–95: £9.4 million
- 1995–96: £5.4 million.
Department of Employment:
- 1991–92: £18.3 million
- 1992–93: £7.2 million
- 1993–94: £11.1 million
- 1994–95: £11.1 million
- 1995–96: £11.0 million.
Current estimated spending for the Department for 1996–97 is £17.3 million. The budget for the next financial year is still under discussion, but is provisionally estimated as some £12.5 million.