HC Deb 28 May 2004 vol 422 c12W
Mr. Lyons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department plans to spend on advertising the introduction of new requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. [176471]

Maria Eagle

The current forecasted expenditure for advertising media to publicise the introduction of the October 2004 duties of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is £856,662. This advertising is part of a programme of wider communications activity, the total cost of which is forecasted to be £2,545,570.