HC Deb 05 February 1997 vol 289 c606W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will provide(a) her 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. [13467]

Mr. Sproat

My Department has not incurred expenditure on promotional or public information advertising or public information campaigns in any of the past five years.

Figures for publicity expenditure, 3 January to March, in each of the years since the Department's creation in 1992 are as follows:

  • 1997 (Budgeted): £195,700
  • 1996 (Actual): £199,300
  • 1995 (Actual): £28,000
  • 1994 (Actual): £21,600
  • 1993 (Actual): £5,900