To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much her Department spent on (a) sponsoring newspaper or publication supplements and (b) funding advertorials in newspapers or publications in the last year for which figures are available; and what the subject was of each. (129226)

Cabinet Office communication group commissioned two sponsored supplements and no advertorials in 2005-06. These supplements were commissioned to promote the ‘Transforming Public Services’ conference, as part of the UK presidency of the EU and to promote the 10-point diversity plan for the civil service. These were commissioned at a total cost of £44,000.