HC Deb 10 June 2003 vol 406 c718W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the total expenditure on advertising by the Office was in(a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03; and what the level of planned expenditure is for (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05. [114431]

Mr. Alexander

Details of my Department's spend on advertising in each year from 2001–02 to 2002–03 and planned expenditure in 2003–04 can be found in the table.

£000
Advertising
2000–01 464
2001–02 2,708
2002–03 400
2003–04 Planned 267

The 2002–03 figure is subject to final audit and the planned figure for 2003–04 has not yet been finalised. Therefore, both of these figures may be subject to change. The planned spend for 2004–05 is not available without incurring disproportionate cost.

The increase in advertising expenditure from 2000–01 to 2001–02 is due to expenditure of £2,491,000 incurred by the Office of the E-Envoy for the UK online advertising campaign.