HC Deb 23 April 2002 vol 384 c130W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost has been to the public purse of re-branding her Department to accommodate its name change following the last General Election. [14449]

Mr. Morley

Our records currently show that the cost to the public purse of the re-branding of DEFRA following the last General Election was:

£
Design—conceptual design and graphics 4,200.00
Stationery—print-related expenditure 21,804.00
New name plaques 4,763.00
Miscellaneous—production, installation of signage and photographic charges 2,977.00
Miscellaneous—forms control costs 950.00
Preparation of designs—graphics manufacture and the production of signage with alternative names, which were not chosen 14,798.00

Note:

All expenditure net of VAT