asked the Minister for Overseas Development what has been the total cost of publicity incurred by his Department in the years 1973, 1974 and 1975; and what is the estimate for 1976, broken down into relevant headings.

The information is as follows:

Expenditure on non-priced HMSO material and distributions
	£
1973–74	450
Total	£35,250
	£
1974–75	700
Total	£33,900
	£
1975–76	2,022
Total	£47,722
	£
1976–77	8,800
Total	£66,100

right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment. My Department is represented on the National Consultative Council of the Building and Civil Engineering Industries and on the Joint Advisory Panel for these industries in Scotland; and the state of the construction industry is regularly reviewed by the Economic Planning Board for Scotland on which the Department of the Environment is represented.