HC Deb 04 February 1997 vol 289 c601W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list(a) his Department's budgeted expenditure on (i) advertising, (ii) publicity and (iii) public information campaigns for the period January to March 1997 and (b) the actual expenditure on (1) advertising, (2) publicity and (3) public information campaigns in the period January to March in each of the past five years. [13468]

Sir John Wheeler

The information is not available in the format requested. The following information is available from the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments:

Advertising, publicity and public information campaign costs
£000
January-March 1997 Budgeted 12,469
January-March 1996 2,755
January-March 1995 3,216
January-March 1994 22,309
January-March 1993 21,875
January-March 1992 21,553
All figures exclude the Department of Environment and Department of Education.
1 Also excludes the Department of Health and Social Services.
2 Also excludes the Northern Ireland Office.