§ Ms ShipleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what estimate she has made of the revenue received by each of the commercial television channels from selling advertising airtime slots for food and drink products in each of the last five years; [138677]
(2) what estimate she has made of the percentage of revenue gained from selling advertising airtime during children's television scheduling which was used to (a) buy in and (b) make children's television programmes by each of the commercial television channels in each of the last five years; [138678]
(3) what information her Department collates on the revenue spent by commercial television companies to (a) buy in and (b) commission children's television programmes. [138679]
§ Estelle MorrisThe Department has not collated or made estimates of such data. However, we understand from figures made available by ITV to the Independent Television Commission that the total programme budget for Children's ITV in 2002 was £37.5 million and the total value of the breaks for food and drink brands in Children's ITV aimed at children was £17.3 million.