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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Charles Hendry: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost of (a) creative work, (b) media spend and (c) administration for her Department's advertising activity has been in each financial year since 1997-98, broken down by contractor. [197293] Alun Michael: The Department does not maintain separate records of its expenditure for advertising. The expenditure for publicity by Defra's Communications Directorate includes marketing, advertising, publications, events, shows and direct mailings and is recorded for the financial years since Defra's creation in June 2001 as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 2001-02 6.6 2002-03 4.7 2003-04 2.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. This includes communications on a wide range of matters, much of it necessary or beneficial to the public and the wide range of industries in which Defra has an interest, together with local government, voluntary organisations and other bodies.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c2006W;426 c2012W; 197293

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Contracts Advertising Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Expenditure Government departments

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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