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Written question asked by Owen Paterson (Conservative) on Monday, 29 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 April 2010. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 8 April 2010 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Departmental Advertising

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what advertising campaigns were (a) launched and (b) maintained by his Department in 2008-09; and how much each such campaign cost in that year.
Answer

Expenditure and a list of the advertising campaigns (a) launched and (b) maintained by the Northern Ireland Office, including its arm's length bodies and the Public Prosecution Service Northern Ireland but excluding its agencies and Executive NDPBs, in 2008-09 is shown in the following table.

Campaign Maintained/launched Cost (£)
PPSNI Recruitment Launched 7,365
Fireworks Campaign Maintained 49,315
Recruitment of member of the Boundary Commission Launched 12,929
Public appointments competition for recruitment of Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland Launched 14,678
Unknown Callers—Community Safety television advertisement Maintained 102,030
Theft from Vehicles—television advertisement Maintained 78,682
Close it, Lock it, Check it Campaign Launched 169,425
Publicising section 75 Equality Legislation Launched 2,858

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c1541W; 325537
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Advertising Northern Ireland Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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