HC Deb 27 February 2002 vol 380 cc1282-3W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what assessment she has made of the total real terms expenditure of her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies on publicity in each of the years(a) 1997–98, (b) 1998–99, (c) 1999–2000, (d) 2000–01 and (e) 2001–02 (i) to date and (ii) as estimated for the whole of the present year; and if she will break these figures down to indicate expenditure on (A) advertising and (B) press and public relations. [36162]

Ms Rosie Winterton

Total real terms costs for advertising are as listed. During this period the LCD ran an advertising campaign to support the recruiting of lay magistrates, which accounts for spending in 1998–99 and mounted a major public information campaign throughout England and Wales on behalf of the Community Legal Service and the help and advice website "Just Ask!" which accounts for almost all of the advertising spend in 2000–01.

Publicity achieved by press and public relations work is not recorded separately and costs cannot be differentiated from running costs.

Advertising spend £
(a) 1997–98
LCDHQ 0
PRO 4,465
PGO 0
Land Registry 13,580
Court Service 0
NICS 0
Total 18,045
(b) 1998–99
LCDHQ 450,000
PRO 7,640
PGO 0
Land Registry 9,625
Court Service 5,345
NICS 0
Total 473,110
(c) 1999–2000
LCDHQ 0
PRO 2,710
PGO 0
Land Registry 13,960
Court Service 18,960
NICS 0
Total 35,630
(d) 2000–01
LCDHQ 4,283,780
PRO 8,950
PGO 0
Land Registry 2,505
Court Service 13,000
NICS 4,800
Total 4,313,035

Advertising spend £
(i) to date (ii) as estimated for the whole of the present year (Until 31 March 2002)
(e) 2001–02
LCDHQ 0 0
PRO 8,640 8,640
PGO 0 0
Land Registry 2,650 3,200
Court Service 4,270 4,600
NICS 0 0
CAFCASS 6,515 7,420
Total 22,075 23,860