§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent by his Department and bodies for which it is responsible on external public relations consultants in each of the last four years. [27385]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe information is as follows:
£000 Department 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 HMT 0 0 0 0 0 IR 0 0 0 0 0
Amount (£) Project Company used OGC—(PACE) 1996–97 — PACE was launched as an agency in April 1996. Since the costs for PR for the launch were incurred in the previous financial year they have not been included in this table. 1999–2000 45,000 Burtonwood Disposal Roland Dransfield Ltd. 2000–01 66,000 Burtonwood Disposal Roland Dransfield Ltd. National Savings 1996–97 21,798 Consumer Roadshows Not available 1997–98 34,039 Regional PR Activities Key Communications Ltd. 529 Inflation and interest rates Financial Perspectives Ltd. 1998–99 3,408 Quarterly PR Bulletin Financial Perspectives Ltd. 111,675 PR Support for NS ISA launch Hill and Knowlton (UK) Ltd. 25,667 PR Consultancy re: Premium Bonds Register Larkin Ltd. 5,875 Consultancy re: PR campaigns Citigate Dewe Rogerson 1999–2000 49,879 Consultancy re: PR campaigns Citigate Dewe Rogerson 9,988 Radio editorial coverage EMR 2000–01 28,842 Broadcast support services Bulletin International Ltd. 84,367 Consultancy re: PR campaigns Citigate Dewe Rogerson 18,277 Radio editorial coverage EMR 41,202 Consultancy re: PR campaigns The Red Consultancy Office for National Statistics 2000–01 202,000 Publicity advice for the 2001 Census Bell Pottinger Royal Mint Detailed information by year not available but total spend over the period 1996–97 to 2000–01: 574,000 Press Office support; Launch of an average of two commemorative coinage issues per year; Crisis management; General PR activity of coinage; Publication of annual results. Good Relations