§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department has spent on(a) publicity, (b) promotion and (c) hospitality in each of the last six years. [40614]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe amount spent by my Department on(a) publicity, (b) promotion and (c) hospitality in each of the last six years is set out in the table.
Year Publicity/Promotions1 £ Hospitality £ 1990–91 2,786,595 65,123 1991–92 2,887,153 83,836 1992–93 3,116,135 2125,118 1993–94 2,876,585 76,088 1994–95 3,141,383 79,510 1995–96 3,433,676 382,978 1 The figures include expenditure on advertising, printwork, exhibitions and educational material for Scottish Office paid for publicity campaigns, leaflets and publications. It is not possible to give a separate figure for promotions. 2 This figure includes expenditure on hospitality during the EC Council Meeting in Edinburgh in December 1992. 3 In addition, the Scottish Office spent £34,680 on the VE Day and VJ Day events in Edinburgh in May and August 1995.