§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what costs his Department has incurred on advertising and communication including contracts with public relations and advertising companies in each financial year since 1996–97. [180380]
§ Fiona Mactaggart[holding answer 28 June 2004]: The amount spent by the Home Office on communications including contracts was:
1996–97
£5.23 million on advertising and £8.328 million on total communications. Communication spend represents 0.13 per cent. of total Home Office public expenditure of £6,416 million.
Campaigns included car crime, recruitment of special constables, fire safety and electoral registration.
1997–98
£1.4 million on advertising and £3.372 million on total communications. Communication spend represents 0.05 per cent. of total Home Office public expenditure of £6,747 million.
1347WCampaigns included recruitment of special constables, fire safety, absent voting and electoral registration.
1998–99
£1.8 million on advertising and £4.194 million on total communications. Communication spend represents 0.00005 per cent. of total Home Office public expenditure of £7,608,178 million.
Campaigns included smoke alarm, recruitment of special constables, crime partnerships and electoral registration.
1999–2000
£5.65 million on advertising and £10.08 million on total communications. Communication spend represents 0.000012 per cent. of total Home Office public expenditure of £7,996,184 million.
Campaigns included chip pan safety, fire safety, recruitment of special constables, European Parliament elections and electoral registration.
2000–01
£28.36 million on advertising and £35.637 million on total communications. Communication spend represents 0.00039 per cent. of total Home Office public expenditure of £9,068,695 million.
Campaigns included fire safety, vehicle crime and recruitment of police officers.
2001–02
£14.4 million on advertising and £25.1 million on total communications. Communication spend represents 0.00023 per cent. of total Home office public expenditure of £10,820,813 million.
Campaigns included fire safety (smoke alarms), vehicle crime, internet child protection, drugs, recruitment of police officers and special constables and postal voting.
2002–03
£9.9 million on advertising and £18.3 million on total communications. Communication spend represents 0.00013 per cent. of total Home Office public spending of £13,493,081 million.
Campaigns included vehicle crimes, internet child protection, drugs, firearms amnesty and recruitment of police officers.
2003–04
£12.487 million on advertising and £22.083 million on total communications. Communication spend represents 0.00017 per cent. of total Home Office public spending of £12,605,526 million.
Campaigns included vehicle crimes, internet child protection, drugs, recruitment of police officers and domestic violence.
Note
The total public expenditure figures for 1996–97 and 1997–98 were compiled under a different accounting system to later years—and are therefore not directly comparable.