Publicity and Advertising

HC Deb 21 January 2003 vol 398 cc236-7W

Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much(a) her Department and (b) each agency and non-departmental public body sponsored by her Department spent on (i) publicity and (ii) advertising in each year from 1995–96 to 2002–03 (estimated); and if she will make a statement. [92255]

Dr. Howells

The Department's spend on publicity in each year between 1995–96 and 2002–03 (estimated) is detailed in the table. During this period the Department has incurred no expenditure on advertising.

Publicity and advertising expenditure by the Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies is a matter for each individual body and information is not held centrally.

Year	Publicity spend (£)
1995–96	348,000
1996–97	609,531
1997–98	440,781
1998–99	388,100
1999–2000	613,630
2000–01	537,983
2001–02	318,141
2002–03	1440,000
1 Estimated.