To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much was spent by his Department on television advertisements in the last year for which figures are available. (104439)

The Department had no spend on television advertising in 2005-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much funding his Department gave to the (a) Hearing Aid Council, (b) British Hallmarking Council, (c) Manufacturing Advisory Service, (d) Industrial Development Advisory Board, (e) Ethnic Minority Business Forum and (f) Equal Opportunities Commission in each of the last five years; and how much has been provided to each body in 2006-07. (106927)

The Department has not provided any funding to the British Hallmark Council in the last five years or in the current year.

Industrial Development Advisory Board and Ethnic Minority Business Forum are advisory non-departmental public bodies which do not directly receive funding from the Department. However, they are provided with secretariat support from the Department, which also meets the costs of members' honoraria and expenses where appropriate.

The Manufacturing Advisory Service is not constituted as a separate entity. It is a programme operated by the Department, expenditure on which has been as follows:

For the Hearing Aid Council, no funding has been given in 2006-07. Funding for previous years is set out in the annual Public Bodies Directory for the respective years; see website link

http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/other/agencies/public_bodies/index.asp.

The Equal Opportunities Commission has since April this year been the responsibility of the Department for Communities and Local Government. Funding for previous years is set out in the annual Public Bodies Directory for the respective years.