To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of his Department’s expenditure was on advertising in each of the last 10 years. (182999)

Expenditure for advertising in the Northern Ireland Office is held for the current financial year to date plus the previous five financial years. The following table provides details of the NIO’s advertising expenditure (excluding agencies and NDPBs) and shows this as a percentage of the Department’s total expenditure (excluding agencies and NDPBs) in each year since 2002-03.