§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on(a) advertising, (b) public relations and (c) entertainment in each of the last five financial years. [1269]
§ Mr. HoramInformation for the financial years 1991–92 to 1995–96 is shown in the table. Functions which are commonly associated with public relations for the Department of Health are carried out by the Department's press and publicity division. The division now includes the public inquiry office and provides direct marketing, print, storage and distribution services for the whole Department. The running costs figures are therefore 403W not comparable over the years. The Department does not have an entertainment budget but official hospitality expenditure has been included which contains both general hospitality and working lunches.
£ million Financial year Total advertising expenditure Press and publicity manpower and running costs Official hospitality expenditure 1991–92 8.70 1.50 0.17 1992–93 5.05 1.75 0.25 1993–94 6.10 1.90 0.22 1994–95 4.30 2.00 0.23 1995–96 2.35 3.00 0.32