PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Smoking: Public Health (29 June 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on campaigns to promote the cessation of smoking in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
Asked by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative)
Asked by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative)
Answer
Expenditure on smoking cessation promotion by Public Health England for the periods of 2018-19 and 2019-20 are as follows:
2018-19: £2.16 million
2019-20: £1.78 million
The figures reference expenditure for advertising on television, radio, national press, regional press, out of home (outdoor), cinema, social and digital advertising.
All figures rounded to the nearest £10,000 and do not include VAT.
Recruitment advertising and media partnerships are not included. Paid search is not included.
Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
13 July 2020
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