Written question asked by Lord Bellingham (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much her Department has spent on advertising posts in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003.

Answer: Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much her Department has spent on advertising posts in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003. [198733] Ms Hewitt: When running recruitment campaigns, my Department uses the services of advertising agencies to place our advertisements and to seek appropriate media advice, depending on the nature of the post to be filled. The recruiting management unit generally meet recruitment costs from their own delegated budgets and there are no centrally held records for advertising costs.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 198733; 426 c1912W;426 c1917W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Advertising Department of Trade and Industry Expenditure Recruitment Vacancies
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk