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Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 15 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 November 2005. It was answered by Anne McGuire (Labour) on Thursday, 16 February 2006 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Departmental Expenditure

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what budget his Department has allocated to (a) press and (b) communications in 2005–06; and how much has been spent in each case.
Answer

The main communications budget allocation for 2005–06 is £47,692,000 of which £3,561,000 is for press. These figures include both staff and non-staff costs, including all major marketing campaigns. The year to date spend figures to January 2006 are £26,506,000, and £2,497,000 respectively.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
442 c2433W;442 c2433W; 29986
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Department for Work and Pensions Communication Expenditure Government departments Press Information services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk