§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the advertising contracts his Department has awarded since 1 May 1997, indicating the value of contracts and the number of companies which tendered for them. [30716]
§ Mr. FatchettThree contracts have been awarded. All were to advertise Consular services and were subject to single tender in line with the circumstances outlined in the written answer of 27 March 1996,Official Report, column 627, given by the then Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr. Jeremy Hanley.
Advertisement in RADAR (A guide for disabled people): £1,800TV fillers shown by Wrenvision at the Passport Office for queueing applicants (3 year contract): £48,000Advertisement in the Destinations '98 travel fair showguide: £4,200This Department also advertises indirectly recruitment opportunities through call-off contracts with recruitment specialists. The information sought is not readily available with regard to these contracts and could be made available only at disproportionate cost.