§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of expenditure by his Department, its agencies and related public bodies on newspapers and magazines for each of the years from 1994–95 to 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [74896]
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§ Mr. MichaelEstimated expenditure by my Department for each of the years in question is as follows:
£ Year Newspapers Magazines1 1994–95 29,310 70,520 1995–96 24,170 61,100 1996–97 24,190 68,400 1997–98 24,500 79,400 1998–992 22,900 78,700 1999–20003 24,500 80,000 1Magazines' includes purchase costs relating to periodicals, academic journals and Hansard etc. 2Based on forecast outturn 3Based on provisional budget These arrangements and future requirements are being reviewed in the light of the transfer of responsibilities to the Welsh Assembly. Figures for agencies and public bodies are not held centrally.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of expenditure by his Department, its agencies and related public bodies on all forms of hospitality and entertainment for each of the years from 1994–95 to 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [74893]
§ Mr. MichaelThe information requested is as follows:
£ Welsh Office Agency (CADW) 1994–95 29,000 1,734 1995–96 22,000 417 1996–97 21,000 478 1997–98 15,000 211 1998–99 111,500 11,517 1999–2000 2— 2— 1Forecast 2Not yet determined CADW, Welsh Historic Monuments, is the only Agency for which my Department has sole responsibility.
Expenditure on hospitality and entertainment by related public bodies sponsored by my Department is a matter for the management of these bodies; details are not held centrally.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of expenditure by his Department, its agencies and related public bodies on all forms of(a) external consultancy and (b) internal consultancy for each of the years from 1994–95 to 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [74891]
§ Mr. MichaelThe figures for my Department on external consultancies are as follows:
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£ 1994–95 843,000 1995–96 1,212,000 1996–97 600,000 1997–98 700,000 1998–99 1800,000 1999–2000 2— 1Forecast 2Not yet determined CADW, Welsh Historic Monuments, the only Agency for which my Department has sole responsibility, has not incurred any expenditure from 1994–95 to 1997–98. In 1998–99 the forecast spend is £1,900, with 1999–2000 yet to be determined.
My Department does not employ internal consultants. Details of expenditure on consultants by related public bodies sponsored by my Department is a matter for the management of these bodies; details are not held centrally.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of expenditure by his Department and agencies on industry, training and enterprise for each of the years from 1994–95 to 1998–99; what are the planned figures for each of the years from 1999–2000 to 2001–02. [74900]
§ Mr. HainThe information is as follows:
£ million 1994–951 260 1995–961 229 1996–971 255 1997–981 316 1998–99 337 1999–20003 345 2000–013 360 2001–023 381 1Outturn 2Estimated outturn 3Plans Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of expenditure by his Department, its agencies and related public bodies on all forms of(a) publicity, (b) advertising and (c) press expenditure for each of the years from 1994–95 to 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [74892]
§ Mr. MichaelThe information requested is as follows:
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(i) Welsh Office £000 Year (a)Publicity (b)Advertising (c)Press Total 1994–95 1,470 8 247 1,725 1995–96 1,431 38 460 1,929 1996–97 1,431 24 340 1,795 1997–981 1,915 175 571 2,661 1998–to date 1,413 167 1,105 2,685 1998–992 — — — 4,000 1999–20003,4 — — — 3,500 1Expenditure figures for the years 1997 to 1999 include the £2 million planned spend on the information campaign for the National Assembly elections. 2Estimated final outturn 3Planned expenditure 4In 1999–2000, we plan to spend some £3.5 million on publicity. The way we spend this money (ie the most suitable form of publicity media) will be decided during the year as campaigns break.
(ii)CADW £000 (a) Publicity (c) Press advertising Total 1994–95 247 43 290 1995–96 247 43 290 1996–97 255 44 299 1997–98 255 44 299 1998–99 to date 255 45 300 1999–2000 planned exp. 255 45 300 Note:
CADW have no advertising other than Press
NDPB expenditure cannot be broken down into the categories requested. The total expenditure on all forms of publicity, advertising and press expenditure by NDPBs for each of the years from 1994–95 is as follows:
(iii)NDPBs £000 Year (a)Publicity 1994–95 17,197 1995–96 17,800 1996–97 18,255 1997–98 17,998 1998–99 14,033 1999–2000 n/k Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of expenditure by his Department, its agencies and related public bodies on all(a) internal and (b) external conferences for each of the years from 1994–95 to 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [74897]
§ Mr. MichaelInformation on such expenditure by related public bodies is not held centrally. Full information on internal and external conferences held by the Welsh Office and its agency since 1994–95 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible with the information which is available and place a copy in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of expenditure by his Department, its agencies and related public bodies on special advisers for each of the years from 1994–95 to 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [74895]
§ Mr. MichaelThe figure for special advisers for my Department for 1997–98 was £90,000 and the forecast for 1998–99 is £109,000. Prior to this these figures were not separately identified.
Cadw, Welsh Historic Monuments, the only Agency for which my Department has sole responsibility, has not incurred any expenditure for special advisers.
958WI am not aware of expenditure by related public bodies sponsored by my Department for special advisers. I will ask Chief Executives to write to the hon. Member and place a copy of their replies in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of expenditure by his Department, its agencies and related public bodies on all forms of administrative expenditure for each of the years from 1994–95 to 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [74890]
§ Mr. MichaelThe information requested is as follows:
£ million Year Welsh Office Agency (CADW) 1994–95 66.3 4.9 1995–96 66.1 4.8 1996–97 65.7 4.3 1997–98 66.4 3.9 1998–99 192.4 14.2 1999–2000 not yet determined not yet determined 1Forecast Cadw, Welsh Historic Monuments, is the only Agency for which my Department has sole responsibility.
Expenditure by related public bodies sponsored by my Department is a matter for the management of these bodies; details are not held centrally.