HC Deb 14 January 1997 vol 288 cc201-2W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what promotional and public information campaigns his Department is(a) currently running and (b) planning to run during the next six months; and for each campaign (i) how much it will cost (1) in total and (2) to his Department, (ii) what agencies or bodies are undertaking the work and (iii) what is its planned duration. [7417]

Mrs. Angela Knight

The Treasury is not currently running, or planning to run, any such promotional and public information campaigns.

Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department has spent on promotional or public information campaigns in each of the last five

years; and how much he estimates will be spent on these campaigns during the (i) current and (ii) next financial year. [7546]

Mrs. Knight

The Treasury has not run promotional or public information campaigns in the last five years except in the sale of shares of BT2, BT3 and GENCO2. The costs of these campaigns are as follows: BT2 (1991) £14.7 million, BT3 (1993) £12 million and GENCO2 (1995) £8 million. These campaigns have now concluded.

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