HC Deb 23 March 2000 vol 346 cc664-5W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total cost to public funds of material issued by Her Majesty's Government during the recent referendum campaigns in(a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) London. [115826]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

[holding answer 22 March 2000]: The total amount spent by the Government on publicity in connection with each of the four referendum campaigns in 1997–98 is given in the table:

£
Scotland 1,274,706
Wales 608,774
London 1,600,000
Northern Ireland 569,600