§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will make a statement on her Department's advertising budget for the current financial year. [34016]
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§ Mr. FieldThe Department does not allocate an annual budget specifically for advertising. Any expenditure on advertising is included in the Publicity budget.
For the current financial year the total estimated forecast spend on Publicity for the Department, including its Agencies, is £14,550,520.
This figure includes the cost of publications such as benefit leaflets etc (which this year will cost approximately £6,550,000), research, advertising, marketing, exhibitions, film and video.
Separate figures are not available for the proportion spent on advertising.