§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the total cost of advertising run by his Department, its predecessors and its agencies was in each year since April 1992; and what the projected budget is for(a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03. [154852]
§ Ms Beverley Hughes[holding answer 22 March 2001]: I have set out information detailing:
total advertising expenditure (1992 to date) for DETR (Central), its predecessors and its agencies, andprojected budget for 2001–02 and 2002–03 for DETR (Central).DETR was created in 1997 when the Departments of Environment (DoE) and Transport (DoT) merged. Advertising expenditure since 1992 for DETR(C), its predecessors and its agencies are set out.
Advertising Expenditure £ Year DoE/DoT DETR(C) Agencies 1992–93 11,724,804 — 634,894 1993–94 8,627,562 — 744,726 1994–95 8,284,309 — 791,747 1995–96 8,845,697 — 850,912 1996–97 7,218,323 — 1,620,883 1997–98 — 6,495,781 3,080,340 1998–99 — 5,993,766 3,401,027 1999–2000 — 11,927,878 5,463,299 2000–01 — 15,330,974 7,127,149 2001–02 — 110,670,000 2— 2002–03 — 3— 2— 1Projected advertising expenditure. Based on information available at time of answering. 2Total projected expenditure for DETR agencies for 2001–02 and 2002–03 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. 3Details of budget not yet agreed. Almost all of DETR(C) current advertising expenditure is for road safety and environmental protection campaigns.