§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. [92259]
§ Ms HewittFor expenditure on advertising through COI from 1995–96 to 2000–01,1 refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Twickenham on 20 November 2001,Official Report, column 162W. Expenditure for 2001–02 and 2002–03 (to date) was £3,959,543 and –3,841,676 respectively. Information on publicity expenditure from centrally held budgets is contained in 'The Government's Expenditure Plans' which are available in the Libraries of the House.
Information on publicity and advertising by NDPBs is not held centrally and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.