HC Deb 05 March 2003 vol 400 cc1052-3W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much the Inland Revenue spent on(a) publicity and (b) advertising in each year from 1990–91 to 2002–03; and if he will make a statement; [91722]

(2) how much (a) his Department and (b) each agency and non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department spent on (i) publicity and (ii) advertising in each year from 1995–96 to 2002–03 (estimated); and if he will make a statement. [92233]

Ruth Kelly

Figures for 1995 to 1996 are not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

For detailed figures from 1997 to 2002 I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given to the hon. Member for Buckingham (Mr. Bercow) on 7 May 2002, Official Report, column 36W.

The latest information for 2002–03 is as follows:

Inland Revenue

Self Assessment publicity, £7.4 million which includes advertising media spend of £5.78 million

Work on the communications campaign for the new Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit is continuing and to date has involved a spend of £9.75 million on paid for media.

Government Actuary's Department

Expenditure to date (a) £35,000 (b) £18,000

The Royal Mint

Advertising1 £2,395,669

Publicity2 £123,155.77

1Includes recruitment advertising, and advertising of collector coin and other products produced by the Royal Mint

2Services provided by external public relations consultants

Debt Management Office

£
2002–031
Printing 40,000.00
Recruitment advertising 50,000.00
Auction advertising2 300,000.00
Total 390,000.00
1Estimation to year end
2Auction advertising costs are recovered from the National Loans Fund

Valuation Office Agency

£57,185 Estimated

Office for National Statistics

Publicity expenditure £140,000.

No expenditure is expected in respect of advertising.

The publicity spend covers two phases—the launch of the first Census population statistics in September at a cost of £61,000 and the launch of Census key statistics planned for 13 February at an estimated cost of £79,000.

HM Customs and Excise

Tackling Tobacco smuggling campaign year three of three.

To date £1,000,000 exclusive of VAT.

Fuel Fraud campaign year one of three

To date, £230,000 exclusive of VAT.

National Savings and Investments

Above the line Advertising £1,775,000 (estimated)

Press and Public Relations (Publicity) £470,000 (estimated)

Below-the-line £6,399,000 (estimated)

Office of Government Commerce

(i) Expenditure on publicity—Nil.

Month Registrations Cumulative Filers Cumulative total
April 2000 32,927 32,927
May 2000 14,877 47,814
June 2000 10,677 58,491
July 2000 11,703 70,194 6,765 6,765
August 2000 11,700 81,894 7,546 14,311
September 2000 16,557 98,451 9,628 23,939
October 2000 2,736 101,187 2,101 26,040
November 2000 1,697 102,884 1,063 27,103
December 2000 2,902 105,786 1,573 28,676
January 2001 14,162 119,948 10,305 38,981
February 2001 595 120,543 180 39,161
March 2001 522 121,065 129 39,290
April 2001 13,485 134,550 1,098 40,388
May 2001 5,208 139,758 2,878 43,266
June 2001 4,021 143,779 3,959 47,225
July 2001 2,618 146,397 6,887 54,112
August 2001 13,755 160,152 7,707 61,819
September 2001 3,994 164,146 12,977 74,796
October 2001 226 164,372 8,988 83,784
November 2001 4,775 169,147 1,760 85,544
December 2001 104,282 273,429 1,646 87,190
January 2002 86,849 360,278 23,404 110,594
February 2002 56,950 417,228 4,711 115,305
March 2002 31,550 448,778 222 115,527
April 2002 3,614,720 4,063,498 1,031 116,558
May 2002 32,912 4,096,410 9,897 126,455
June 2002 5,031 4,101,441 1,611 128,066
July 2002 13,113 4,114,554 26,051 154,117
August 2002 15,470 4,130,024 24,829 178,946
September 2002 38,742 4,168,766 81,982 260,928
October 2002 88,834 4,257,600 14,578 275,506
November 2002 40,901 4,298,501 13,454 288,960
December 2002 50,098 4,348,599 23,329 312,289
January 2003 60,957 4,409,556 127,948 440,237