To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has sent unsolicited direct mail as part of the distribution of publicity material.
The Department has used direct mail to every household to inform the public about AIDS and the NHS reforms. A summary of the patients charter will shortly be issued to each household.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give separate figures for the spending by his Department on (a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what are his latest estimates for 1991–92 and budgets for 1992–93.
Information for the years 1979–80 to 1987–88 is not available in the form requested.The Department's budget for communications and publicity includes provision for nurse recruitment, blood donor recruitment and drug misuse campaigns. The other information is set out in the table.
| £ million | |
| Expenditure for 1988–89 is as follows | |
| Television | 1·662 |
| Radio | 0·205 |
| Newspaper | 1·196 |
| Other Material | 7·736 |
| Expenditure for 1989–90 is as follows: | |
| Television | 3·549 |
| Radio | 0·127 |
| Newspaper | 2·258 |
| Other Material | 10·828 |
| Expenditure for 1990–91 is as follows: | |
| Television | 1·900 |
| Radio | 0·005 |
| Newspaper | 2·739 |
| Other Material | 16·845 |
| Estimated expenditure for 1991–92 is as follows: | |
| Television | 3·200 |
| Radio | 0 |
| Newspaper | 2·030 |
| Other Material | 18·853 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide an up-to-date list of each television advertising campaign carried out, or to be carried out, by his Department during 1991–92, and of each other publicity campaign costing more than £100,000, giving for each (a) the topic, (b) the commencement date, (c) the duration and (d) the advertising, promotional and public relations companies involved.
I refer the hon. Member to the replies that I gave him on 1 July at column 54, 10 July at column 414 and 11 July at column 459. In addition to that information, other campaigns for 1991–92 costing more than £100,000 are:
| Advice to elderly people | —commencing shortly and will be ongoing. |
| The Patient's Charter | —commenced October and will continue to January 1992. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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 estimate for 1991–92 and budget for 1992–93.
Functions that are commonly associated with press and public relations are carried out by the Department's information division. Manpower and running costs of this division are:
| £million | |
| 1989–90 Expenditure | 0·890 |
| 1990–91 Expenditure | 1·250 |
| 1991–92 Expenditure1 | 1·540 |
| 1 Estimated. | |