HC Deb 11 January 1999 vol 323 c1W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the total expenditure and the breakdown of expenditure in her Department since May 1997 on(a) public opinion research, (b) television, radio and newspaper advertising and (c) direct mail. [63914]

Mr. Paul Murphy

The information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Department is as follows:

  1. (a) £447,837
  2. (b) £2,883,221
  3. (c) £966,887.

All figures exclude the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, and (c) also excludes the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland and the Department of Education for Northern Ireland, as information in the form requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.