§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the total real terms expenditure of his 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 he will break these figures down to indicate expenditure on (A) advertising and (B) press and public relations. [36168]
§ Dr. John ReidDetails of the Department's (including its agencies, but excluding NDPBs as we do not have access to a breakdown of their expenditure) total expenditure on advertising in each of the last five financial years are:
- 1997–98—£1,077,706
- 1998–99—£2,466,691
- 1999–2000—£695,017
- 2000–01—£591,075
- 2001–02—£1,201,6231
- 1To date. Estimated total = £1,441,173