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Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total expenditure by his Department on press and public relations in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is his latest estimate for the current year and budget for 1990–91.
Dr. Mawhinney
[holding answer 12 March 1990]: The information is as follows:
| £ | |
| 1979–80 | 468,972 |
| 1980–81 | 487,393 |
| 1981–82 | 613,464 |
| 1982–83 | 1,550,896 |
| 1983–84 | 2,853,451 |
| 1984–85 | 2,699,659 |
| 1985–86 | 3,916,824 |
| 1986–87 | 3,787,628 |
| 1987–88 | 4,028,259 |
| 1988–89 | 4,606,655 |
| 1989–90 | 15,043,463 |
| 1990–91 | 24,716,900 |
| 1 Estimate. | |
| 2 Budget. | |