To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent by his Department on public relations in each of the last five years. (139454)

I refer to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 24 July 2006, Official Report, column 1064W. The Treasury does not record public relations expenditure as a separate category but a check of supplier and expenditure records for the financial year 2006-07 has revealed no payments to suppliers that are known to be public relations companies. A more comprehensive answer could be provided only at disproportionate cost.