HC Deb 04 December 2002 vol 395 c891W
Mr. Chope

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) what the total expenditure of(a) her Department and (b) its agencies was on official travel in 2001–02. [84786]

(2) what the total budget of (a) the Lord Chancellor's Department and (b) its agencies is for official travel in 2002–03. [84929]

Ms Rosie Winterton

Since 1999 the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more during each financial year. The Government have also published on an annual basis the cost of all Ministers visits overseas. Details of travel undertaken during the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 were published on 24 July 2002,Official Report, 75W). The cost of Ministers visits overseas for 2002–03 will be published as soon as possible after the end of the current financial year. Copies of the lists are available in the Libraries of the House.

All travel is undertaken fully in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers, copies of which are available in the Libraries of both Houses.

Campaign Advertising media Planned cost 2002–03 (£)
Appropriately Prescribed Medicine (i.e. antibiotics) Women's press and TV listings 350,000
Nurse and other staff recruitment National/regional press and radio 5,062,400
NHS Direct Women's press, internet advertising 795,000
Organ donation Radio and six sheet posters, Asian TV and radio 245,000
Smoking cessation Satellite and terrestrial TV 7,270,000
Flu immunisation National TV, press, bus interiors, pharmacy bags and online 2,145,000
Sexual health Radio, men's/women's magazines, washroom posters 1,500,000
Teenage pregnancy Radio, teen magazines, washroom posters 1,600,000
Child immunisation (i.e. MMR) TV, radio, press 1,080,000