To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by her Department on public relations in each of the last five years. (139416)

The Department’s public relations spend in the last five years occurred only in 2004-05 and 2005-06 and relates to the digital campaign, aimed at increasing public awareness of digital switchover, and the licensing campaign aimed at small businesses to increase awareness of the implications of the Licensing Act.