§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much(a) his Department and (b) each agency and non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department has spent on (i) advertising and (ii) information campaigns in each year from 1995–96 to 2003–04 (estimated); and if he will make a statement. [149621]
§ Hilary BennOur expenditure on publicity, which forms a part of our effort to raise development awareness and understanding of international development issues in the UK, has been as follows:
£ 1995–96 568,775 1996–97 579,916 1999–99 399,755 1999–2000 674,531 2000–01 1,484,281 2001–02 1,286,053 2002–03 11,300,000 2003–04 2850,000 1Estimate 2 Provisional forecast figure We do not hold a separate advertising budget. The majority of advertising relates to recruitment advertising in newspapers and journals. Figures for the four calendar years are as follows:
- 2000: 751,972
- 2001: 1,208,191
- 2002: 914,571
- 2003: 871,246