HC Deb 21 March 2001 vol 365 cc221-3W
Mr. Lansley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. [153420]

Mr. Straw

[holding answer 12 March 2001]: The information requested is as follows:

(a) Home Office Campaigns

  • 1996–97—Expenditure £5.23 million
  • Car Crime Prevention
  • Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates (APSG)Police
  • Electoral Registration
  • Special Constables
  • Fire Safety
  • Retained Firefighters
  • 1997–98—Expenditure £2 million
  • Absent Voting
  • Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates (APSG) Police
  • Electoral Registration
  • Special Constables
  • Fire Safety
  • 1998–99—Expenditure £1.8 million
  • Electoral Registration
  • Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates (APSG) Police
  • Fire Safety
  • Special Constables
  • Crime Partnerships
  • 1999–2000—Expenditure £6.37 million
  • European Parliament Election—including United Kingdom-wide
  • household door drop
  • Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates (APSG) Police
  • Electoral Registration
  • Fire Safety
  • Special Constables
  • Door drop for European Elections
  • 2000–01—Expenditure to date £24.43 million
  • Fire Safety—including household door drop in England and Wales
  • Vehicle Crime
  • Police Recruitment including Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates (APSG)
  • Human Rights
  • Rolling Registration

Home Office Agencies

(b) Forensic Science Service

  • 1996–97—Expenditure £61,914
  • Corporate sector direct mail campaigns
  • Corporate sector (trade Press) advertising campaigns
  • 1997–98—Expenditure £92,700
  • Law Enforcement sector (trade press) advertising campaigns

  • Corporate sector (trade press) advertising campaigns
  • 1998–99—Expenditure £54,883
  • Corporate sector (trade press) advertising campaigns
  • Law Enforcement sector (trade press) advertising campaigns Corporate sector direct mail campaigns
  • 1999–2000—Expenditure £32,899
  • Corporate sector (trade press) advertising campaigns
  • Law Enforcement sector (trade press) advertising campaigns Corporate sector direct mail campaigns
  • 2000–01—Expenditure £9,713
  • Corporate sector (trade press) advertising campaigns
  • Corporate sector direct mail campaigns
  • Law Enforcement sector (trade press) advertising campaigns

Prison Service Agency

  • 1996–97—Expenditure £40,000
  • Prison Officer Fast Track
  • 1997–98—Expenditure £28,000
  • Prison Officer Fast Track
  • 1998–99—Expenditure £48,000
  • Prison Officer Fast Track
  • 1999–2000—Expenditure £
  • 2000–01—Expenditure £0

UK Passport Agency

  • 1996–97—Expenditure £10,000
  • Abolition of British Visitors Passport
  • 1997–98—Expenditure £0
  • 1998–99—Expenditure £0
  • 1999–2000—Expenditure £678,000
  • Passport Extension
  • Passport fee increase
  • 2000–01—Expenditure £50,000
  • Passport Awareness Door Drop

Departmental Public Bodies

(c) Commission for Racial Equality

  • 1996–97—Expenditure £300,000
  • European Year Against Racism
  • 1997–98—Expenditure £0
  • 1998–99—Expenditure £40,000
  • Personal Responsibility
  • 1999–2000—Expenditure £0
  • 2000–01—Expenditure to date £200,000
  • "Would I?" campaign.