§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the television, newspaper and radio advertising and other promotional campaigns conducted by(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its departmental public bodies, in each of the past five years, showing for each the expenditure incurred by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [153419]
§ Mr. Wills[holding answer 12 March 2001]I refer the hon. Member to the replies given on 18 January 2001,Official Report, columns 330–33W and on 26 February 2001, Official Report, column 380W.
Advertising campaigns undertaken by the Employment Service in the past five years are:
1996–97
Just the Job: To advise unemployed people of the range of opportunities available and to encourage them to use Jobcentre services—£700,709Employer Campaign: To encourage employers to use Jobcentre services to recruit unemployed jobseekers—£1,076,0001998—99
Launch of Employment Service Direct: To promote the launch of the Agency's new telephone job finding service—£2,500,0001999—2000
One in a Millennium: To encourage employers and jobseekers to use Jobcentre services —£500,000.Information on expenditure by Non-Departmental Public Bodies is not held centrally.