§ Malcolm BruceTo 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) advertising and (ii) information campaigns in each year since 1995–96; what her estimate is for 2003–04; and if she will make a statement. [149721]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 21 January 2004]For expenditure on advertising by my Department through COI from 1995–96 to 2000–01. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Twickenham (Mr. Cable) on 20 November 2001,Official Report, column 162W. Expenditure for 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 (to date) was £6,610,240, £13,741,906 and £2,044,497 respectively. These figures include advertising by the Small Business Service and exclude VAT.
Information on publicity expenditure from centrally held budgets is contained in the Government's Expenditure Plans and, more recently, the DTI's annual Departmental Report, which are available in the Libraries of the House. Figures relating to other information campaigns, and information on publicity and advertising by NDPBs, are not held centrally and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.
Letter from Claire Clancy to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 26 January 2004:
I am responding to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on behalf of Companies House, which is an Executive Agency of the DTI. The expenditure on publicity and advertising is as follows:
£000 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Forecast 2003–04 Publicity 199 237 322 252 343 Advertising 391 401 586 526 491 Data for years 1995–96 to 1998–99 are not readily available and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Letter from Desmond Flynn to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 26 January 2004:
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has asked me to reply to you on behalf of The Insolvency Service in respect of your question (2003/980) asked how much (a) her Department and (b) each agency and non-departmental public body sponsored by her Department spent on (i) advertising and (ii) information campaigns in each year since 1995–96; what her estimate is for 2003–04.83WInformation on expenditure by The Insolvency Service Executive Agency through the Central Office of Information is only available from 1999 onwards. This publicity is the release of information on successful orders to disqualify directors under the Disqualification of Directors Act 1986. The expenditure was:
£000 Amount 1999–2000 115,000 2000–2001 112,000 2001–2002 119,000 2002–2003 81,000 Estimated to end 2003–04 80,105 No other publicity or information campaigns have been carried out by The Insolvency Service in the period 1995 to date.
Letter from Roger Heathcote to Mr. Malcolm Bruce dated, 26 January 2004:
You tabled a question on 19 January 2004 to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, asking how much (a) her Department and (b) each agency and non departmental public body sponsored by her Department spent on (i) advertising and (ii) information campaigns in each year since 1995–96; what her estimate is for 2003–04; and if she will make a statement. I have been asked to reply in respect of the Employment Tribunals Service (ETS) which is an executive agency of the DTI.The Employment Tribunals Service has not had and will have no expenditure on advertising or information campaigns for the years in question.Letter from Caren Fullerton in Ron Marchants' absence to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 26 January 2004:
I am replying to this parliamentary question, tabled on 19 January 2004, regarding the amount spent on advertising and information campaigns.The Patent Office, an executive Agency of the DTI, has undertaken a number of activities aimed at highlighting the important contribution to innovation in the knowledge economy made by Intellectual Property to business, education and the wider community throughout the UK. The priority has been to develop partnerships with key organisations to deliver this message through the network of business advisors and information providers available in the UK to create an "IP literate society".To achieve this aim we have used strategic advertising to target specific audiences. New guidance literature on patents has been developed which underline the office's commitment.
£000 1995–96 1,963 1996–97 1,719 1997–98 8,908 1998–99 12,364 1999–2000 2,951 2000–01 7,391 2001–02 4,822 2002–03 3,596 2003–04 1,500 The amount spent on information campaigns is only available from 2000–01. To obtain figures for early years would involve disproportionate costs. These figures are:
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£000 2000–01 30,037 2001–02 82,814 2002–03 104,651 2003–04 160,000 In addition to the above the Patent Office maintains two internet websites (www.patent.gov.uk and www.intellectual-property.gov.uk which are used to advertise our services and events.
Letter from Dr. J. W. Llewellyn to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 26 January 2004:
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has asked me to reply on behalf of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML) to your question about the Agency's spend on advertising and information campaigns for each year since 1995–96.The Agency has a small publicity budget but the financial figures do not differentiate between advertising and information campaigns. Figures are not easily retrievable prior to 1999–2000. Expenditure on publicity for each year since 1999–2000 is as follows:
Expenditure(£000) 1995–96 Not available 1996–97 Not available 1997–98 Not available 1998–99 Not available 1999–2000 37 2000–01 59 2001–02 88 2002–03 60 2003–04(Estimate) 80