HC Deb 23 July 2004 vol 424 c755W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much was spent by her Department on public relations consultants in(a) 1996–97 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available. [185275]

Ms Hewitt

[holding answer 20 July 2004]: Figures relating to past and current expenditure on public relations consultants by my Department are not held centrally and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Randall

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total cost of printing departmental headed notepaper was in(a) 1996–97 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available. [185380]

Ms Hewitt

[holding answer 20 July 2004]: The information is as follows:

  1. (a) The total costs of printing departmental headed notepaper in 1996–97 is unavailable.
  2. (b) The total costs of printing departmental headed notepaper in 2003–04 was £29,848.