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Mr. Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those daily and Sunday newspapers used by his Department for advertising purposes in 1994–95; and what was the total expenditure in each case. [36340]
Mr. Michael Forsyth
Publicity advertising undertaken by my Department for the period 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 was as follows:
| £ | |
| The Scotsman | 9,176 |
| The Herald | 8,770 |
| Dundee Courier and Advertiser | 6,543 |
| Press and Journal | 7,167 |
| Daily Record | 51,138 |
| Scottish Daily Express | 1,876 |
| The Sun (Scottish) | 8,882 |
| Daily Mirror | 361 |
| Glasgow Evening Times | 296 |
| Scotland on Sunday | 9,724 |
| Sunday Times Scotland | 6,881 |
| Sunday Mail | 47,795 |
| Sunday Post | 49,761 |
| News of the World (Scottish) | 2,100 |
Mr. Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of his Department's advertising budget has been allocated to local weekly newspapers in Scotland in each of the past 10 years. [36341]
Mr. Forsyth
The figure for 1993–94 was 5.7 per cent. and for 1994–95, 7.3 per cent. Details for previous years are not held centrally.