Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department spent on advertising with (a) The Guardian newspaper, (b) The Guardian website and (c) The Guardian Media Group in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
[Official Report, 29 October 2013, Vol. 569, c. 417W.]
Letter of correction from Shailesh Vara:
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Skipton and Ripon (Julian Smith) on 29 October 2013.
The full answer given was as follows:
Mr Vara
The information requested is set out in the following table:
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Guardian newspaper | 29,672 | 2,043 | n/a | 9,042 |
The Guardian website and the Guardian Media Group | 20,242 | 353 | 3,231.90 | 9,886 |
The Ministry's expenditure on advertising and promotion relates to recruitment, with the majority of recruitment activity being within the National Offender Management Service to ensure sufficient prison officers are in post to operate effectively the prison system.
The Guardian outlets are only one of many that are used for this purpose. For example, the Ministry also uses The Sunday Times.
The correct answer should have been:
Mr Vara
The information requested is set out in the following table:
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Guardian newspaper | 29,672 | 2,043 | 6,552 | 9,042 |
The Guardian website and the Guardian Media Group | 20,242 | 353 | 6,682 | 42,973 |
The Ministry's expenditure on advertising and promotion relates to recruitment, with the majority of recruitment activity being within the National Offender Management Service to ensure sufficient prison officers are in post to operate effectively the prison system.
The Guardian outlets are only one of many that are used for this purpose. For example, the Ministry also uses The Sunday Times.