HC Deb 12 March 2001 vol 364 c476W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the total expenditure and the breakdown of expenditure was in his Department for the financial years(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98, (c) 1998–99 and (d) 1999–2000, and what the planned expenditure and breakdown of expenditure for 2000–01 is on (i) public opinion research, (ii) television, radio and newspaper advertising and (iii) direct mail. [149257]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 8 February 2001]: Total expenditure and the breakdown of expenditure by MAFF for the financial years 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and planned expenditure for 2000–01 on (i) public opinion research, (ii) television, radio and newspaper per advertising and (iii) direct mail, is as follows:

£
Public opinion research Television, radio and newspaper advertising Direct mail1
1996–97 78,000 109,000 1,454,000
1997–98 257,000 248,000 1,254,000
1998–99 164,000 834,000 943,000
1999–2000 386,740 614,104 1,036,000
2000–012 83,000 360,712 1,043,000
1 Including the despatch of forms and explanatory material to farmers for MAFF administered schemes
2 Actual spending to date