HC Deb 27 February 2002 vol 380 c1293W
Mr. Peter Duncan

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much the Scotland Office spent on advertising in each year since 1997. [37575]

Mrs. Liddell

The Scottish Office was established in its present from on 1 July 1999. Since that date the Department has spent the following amounts on advertising:—

Amount spent on advertising
£
July 1999-March 2000 26,861
April 2000-March 2001 317,831
March 2001 to date 231,862

Most of the expenditure related to electoral registration matters.