§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the total expenditure and the breakdown of expenditure was in her 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. [149262]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 8 February 2001]: Expenditure by the former Scottish Office was as follows:
£ Press advertising TV Radio Direct mail 1996–97 981,335 1,160,447 444,957 — 1997–98 526,206 814,874 221,021 63,473 1998–99 1,058,573 2,371,073 393,701 89,080 1999 April-June 286,323 378,719 1,681 — The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999. The Department has carried out one advertising campaign on electoral registration. Expenditure was as follows:
2000–01 £ Press advertising 154,758 TV 163,073 Radio — Direct mail —