HC Deb 25 January 1996 vol 270 cc397-8W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the total expenditure of his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies on publicity for each of the years(a) 1979–80, (b) 1989–90, (c) 1991–92, (d) 1993–94, (e) 1994–95 and (f) 1995–96 (i) to date and (ii) as estimated for the whole year; what estimate he has made of such expenditure for 1996–97; and if he will break these figures down to indicate expenditure on (1) advertising and (2) press and public relations. [11360]

Mr. Hague

The information requested is included in the following table.

Expenditure on advertising and press and public relations by my Department and its executive agency CADW for the years requested are set out in the table below. Figures are not held centrally for NDPBs.

Year Advertising Press and public relations
Welsh Office
1979–80 61 451
1989–90 411 2,245
1991–92 349 2,089
1993–94 275 1,704
1994–95 255 2,068
1995–96 (i) to date 352 964
(ii) estimate outturn 465 2,055
1996–07 estimate 408 2,187
CADW
1979–80 n/a 1n/a
1989–90 n/a n/a
1991–92 n/a n/a
1993–94 58 370
1994–95 35 471
1995–96 (i) to date 26 312
(ii) estimate outturn 26 374
1996–97 estimate 26 375

CADW was set up as an executive agency in April 1992. 1Figures before 1992–93 are not readily available and can be supplied only at disproportionate cost.

Expenditure on advertising includes television, radio and press advertising costs. Figures for press and public relations includes press and publicity staff costs, press cutting services and the cost of purchasing other forms of publicity material.

Mr. Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the annual telephone costs to(a) his Department, (b) his Department's agencies and (c) his Department's non-departmental public bodies staff for each of the years (i) 1979–80, (ii) 1989–90, (iii) 1991–92, (iv) 1993–94, (v) 1994–95, (vi) 1995–96 and (vii) 1996–97; and if internal telephone directories are available to staff in all areas of (a) to (c). [11362]

Mr. Hague

The information requested is included in the following list.

  1. (a) 1979–80: No records available
    • 1989–90: £906,700 (actual)
    • 1991–92: £1,159,874 (actual)
    • 1993–94: £1,314,015 (actual)
    • 1994–95: £1,221,344 (actual)
    • 1995–96: £834,483 (spend to date)
    • 1996–97: Not yet finalised
  2. (b) 1979–80: No Agencies
    • 1989–90: No Agencies
    • 1991–92: £38,866 (actual)
    • 1993–94: £65,763 (actual)
    • 1994–95: £32,033 (actual)
    • 1995–96: £55,671 (spend to date)
    • 1996–97: £57,700 (estimate)
  3. (c) Not available centrally.
  4. (d) Internal directories are available to all staff in my Department and it's Agencies. Information is not available centrally on the position of NDPB's.
Mr. Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the expenditure of his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies on all external consultants including management consultants for each of the years(a) 1979–80, (b) 1989–90, (c) 1991–92, (d) 1993–94, (e) 1994–95 and (f) 1995–96 (i) to date and (ii) as estimated for the whole year; what estimate he has made of such expenditure for 1996–97; and if he will estimate the savings accruing to his Department from the use of consultants in each of these years. [11359]

Mr. Hague

Expenditure on management and other consultants engaged by the Welsh Office is as follows:

£000
1979–80 not applicable
1989–90 342
1991–92 1,109
1993–94 1,454
1994–95 805
1995–96 to end—December 202

My Department's plans for using external consultants in 1996–97 have not yet been finalised. There are no central records of expenditure on consultants by non-departmental public bodies, or the savings resulting from consultancy work.

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