§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much expenditure his Department has incurred in each year since 1997 on employing external consultants to deal with the press and public relations of his Department. [59494]
§ Beverley HughesThe total expenditure incurred by the Home Department since 1997 on employing external consultants to deal with the press and public relations of the Department is as follows:
Year Expenditure (£) 1997 0 1998 0 1999 81,299 2000 172,314 2001 352,881 2002 0 These costs include the modernisation of the Home Office Press Office to provide a better service to journalists, the launch of the Police Recruitment Campaign, the establishment of the Home Office website and the launch of the Child Protection on the internet campaign.