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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Peter Bone (Conservative). It was answered by Peter Viggers (Conservative) on Monday, 6 November 2006 on behalf of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.


Public Awareness

Question
What the expenditure by the Electoral Commission on promoting public awareness of electoral and democratic systems was in 2005-06; and what the estimated expenditure is for 2006-07.
Answer

The Electoral Commission informs me that, for the financial year ending 31 March 2006, the total amount spent on promoting public awareness of electoral and democratic systems was £7.1 million. For 2006-07, the current forecast expenditure on public awareness is £6.3 million.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
451 c573 
99168 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Elections Electoral Commission Publicity
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk