§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much her Department spent on information literature, advertising and campaign material in financial year 2001–02; if she will list the campaigns that spent over £250,000; and if she will make a statement. [70210]
§ Clare shortWe have since 1997 published all our major strategy documents, including two White Papers, all country and institutional strategy papers, as well as
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Company Size Sector Country Date Digicel US$20 million Telecoms and converging technologies El Salvador July 2002 Southern Cone Power Ltd. US$70 million Power Peru, Chile, Argentina March 2002 DVI, Inc. US$25 million Healthcare Americas March 2002 UTI Bank 26 per cent. Financial institutions India December 2001 Medi Kredit 57 per cent. Healthcare South Africa November 2001 NorthPole Ltd. US$30 million Consumer business China October 2001 Songas US$18 million Power Tanzania October 2001 MSI Cellular US$40 million Telecoms and converging technologies Pan Africa September 2001 Medscheme Ltd. 9 per cent. Healthcare South Africa September 2001 Vancouver Airport Services US$30.5 million Transport Americas April 2001 Ace Power US$2.7 million Power India April 2001 Praxis Active Equity Fund II US$8 million Healthcare South Africa February 2001 Aquarius Platinum US$12 million Minerals, oil and gas South Africa January 2001 The Medicine Shoppe US$1 million Healthcare India January 2001 MRO-tek US$1.12 million Telecoms and converging technologies India December 2000 Prime Cure Clinics 12 per cent. Healthcare Africa December 2000 Gateway Container £12 million Transport Pan Asia December 2000 Regal Forest US$15 million Consumer business Central America December 2000 Puerto Quetzal Power Project 25 per cent. Power Guatemala October 2000 Corporacion Fischel SA US$5 million Healthcare Costa Rica September 2000 DFCU 35 per cent. Financial institutions Uganda May 2000 Tsavo Power US$19 million Power Kenya May 2000 Konkola Copper Mines US$30 million Minerals, oil and gas Zambia April 2000 San Pedro de Macoris US$25 million Power Dominican Republic April 2000 Cineplex US$4.9 million Consumer business Peru March 2000 Compania Minera Colquiri (CMC) US$10 million Minerals, oil and gas Bolivia January 2000 China National Offshore Oil Company US$25 million Minerals, oil and gas China January 2000 Empresa Generadora de Electricidad US$74 million Power Nicaragua January 2000 SSB Bank 20 per cent. Financial institutions Ghana December 1999 Satyam Infoway US$12 million Telecoms and converging technologies India December 1999 Guyana Power and Light 50 per cent. Power Guyana October 1999 Orzunil de Electricidad Limitada US$20 million Power Guatemala September 1999 Kingdom Transport Ltd. US$6.9 million Transport Ghana September 1999 South Asia Gateway Terminals US$42 million Transport Sri Lanka August 1999 Ferrocarril Central del Peru 30 per cent. Transport Peru July 1999 Protea Hospitality Corporation 40 per cent. Property Pan Africa April 1999 African Lion Ltd. US$8 million Minerals, oil and gas Pan Africa February 1999 Kondapalli Power Corporation Ltd. 25 per cent. Power India January 1999 major consultation papers and speeches. Our publishing output continues to expand.
We do not produce anything which we would regard as campaign material. Our spending on publications over the period in question is as follows:
2001–02: £1,060,000.
We do not have a specific advertising budget. However, the bulk of our paid advertising is in relation to recruitment advertising in newspapers and journals. The cost in 2001 calendar year was £1.208 million.