§ Mr. Greg KnightTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much his Department is spending on radio advertising in the current financial year; and how much is planned for next year; [159410]
(2) how much his Department has spent on (a) radio and (b) television advertising in each of the last five years. [159411]
§ Dr. HowellsThe Department for Transport was formed in May 2002. Our current forecast expenditure outturn for 2003–04, is £2.62 million on radio advertising. The estimated figure for 2004–05 is £3.3 million, the majority of which will be devoted to the THINK! road safety campaign.
1414WMedia expenditure covering road safety in 2002–03 was £5.6 million on TV and £2.6 million on radio.