§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what is her estimate of the total expenditure on all forms of publicity and advertising by(a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies for (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1994–95, (iii) 1995–96, (iv) 1996–97, (v) the 1997–98, year to date, (vi) the 1997–98, full year estimate and (vii) the 1998–99 planned expenditure. [15265]
§ Mr. Foulkes[holding answer 12 November 1997]: The amount spent on publicity by the Department for International Development (MD) (ODA in previous years) was:
- 1993–94: £1.20 million
- 1994–95: £1.35 million
- 1995–96: £1.27 million
- 1996–97: £1.30 million
- 1997–98 to date: £0.62 million
132 - 1997–98 full year estimate: £1.30 million
- 1998–99 planned expenditure has not yet been agreed
DFID does not carry out any advertising for publicity purposes. Recruitment advertising in these years amounted to:
- 1993–94: £472,263.37
- 1994–95: £727,707.66
- 1995–96: £625,928.42
- 1996–97: £665,276.68
- 1997–98 to date: £815,093.77
- 1997–98 full year estimate: £1.40 million
- 1998–99 planned expenditure has not yet been agreed
The amount spent on NRI publicity expenditure is as follows:
- 1994–95: £56,000
- 1995–96: £56,000
The figures for 1993–94 are not available.
On 1 May 1996 ownership of NRI was transferred to the University of Greenwich.