To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department’s projected spending is on advertising and promotional campaigns for (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09, broken down by cost relating to (i) television, (ii) radio and (iii) print media. (155893)

Not all the information is held in the format requested.

The projected spending on recruit advertising and marketing campaigns for the armed forces for financial year (FY) 2007-08 is detailed in the following table. It should be noted that these figures take no account of departmental public relations activities or Veterans awareness campaigns.

Figures for FY 2008-09 are not yet available as the services are in the process of preparing budget requirements for next year, and details will not be confirmed until March 2008.

The projected spending for MOD civilian advertising and promotional campaigns organised centrally for FY 2007-08 is £1.1 million, and for FY 2008-09 it is £1.5 million. It is not possible to break down these costs further.