To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much his Department has spent on advertising with The Guardian newspaper including online, advertorials and advertising features in the latest year for which figures are available. (114035)

The Home Office spent £4,294 on direct advertising with The Guardian newspaper in 2005-06. The Department does not retain records of how much its contractors spend with particular media outlets, for example the Central Office of Information, which manages most of the Department's publicity campaigns.