To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years. (139420)

In each of the last five years the Department and its agencies has spent the following on public relations:

The reason for the increase in spend during 2005-06 and 2006-07 is due to the Youth Justice Agency's specific strategy of raising public awareness of the additional services available locally through the roll-out of the Youth Conferencing process across Northern Ireland.