HC Deb 16 October 1996 vol 282 cc960-1W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Attorney-General how much his Department has spent on(a) publicity, (b) promotion and (c) hospitality in each of the last six years. [40617]

The Attorney-General

The amounts spent on publicity, promotion and hospitality in the departments and agencies for which I am responsible are set out in the following tables. Information for the Treasury Solicitor's Department, lawyers management unit and the legal secretariat to the Law Officers for financial years before 1993–94 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. It is not possible to distinguish between expenditure on publicity and promotion.

Publicity and promotion
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
£ £ £
Department
Crown Prosecution Service 138,284 221,502 238,559
Serious Fraud Office 1,072 3,150 —
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
£ £ £
Department
Crown Prosecution Service 185,164 199,316 191,498
Serious Fraud Office 4,071 585 3,826
Treasury Solicitor's Department — 4,671 24,485
Lawyers Management Unit 23,799 27,884 35,483
Government Property Lawyers Agency 24,916 1,543 1,757
Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers — — —
Hospitality
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
Department £ £ £
Crown Prosecution Service 14,693 19,541 20,707
Serious Fraud Office 7,624 2,923 3,686
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Department £ £ £
Crown Prosecution Service 11,476 16,678 9,086
Serious Fraud Office 5,039 3,187 5,958
Treasury Solicitor's Department 185 782 244
Lawyers Management Unit — 126 65
Government Property Lawyers Agency 485 502 496
Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers 3,943 3,127 1,886