§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much her Department has spent on(a) publicity, (b) promotions, and (c) hospitality in each of the last six years. [40623]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe following figures are given 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. Figures for promotional work are not separately available.
Department for Education Publicity £ million 1990–91 5.3 1991–92 9.0 1992–93 8.0 1993–94 10.1 1994–95 9.4 1995–96 5.4
Department for Employment Publicity £ million 1990–91 2.6 1991–92 18.3 1992–93 7.2 1993–94 11.1 1994–95 11.1 1995–96 11.0 The first year for which figures for expenditure on hospitality are available is 1993–94. Figures for the earlier years could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The combined figures for the two Departments are:
- 1993–94: £121,000
- 1994–95: £88,000
- 1995–96: £98,000.