To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will place in the Library a copy of the guidelines issued to staff maintaining her Department's and its agencies' corporate identity; and what the estimated annual cost is of (a) producing and (b) complying with such guidelines. (170238)

The corporate identity guidelines for Communities and Local Government are an evolving document available to staff through the Department's intranet. I have placed a copy of the relevant pages in the Library of the House.

For costs relating to corporate identity, I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave him today to PQs 167310 and 167352.

Information for our agencies is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many full-time equivalent staff are responsible for brand management and marketing in her Department and its agencies. (165232)

The members of the Department’s Communications directorate are listed in The White Book, published by COI, which is available in the Library of the House. Information for our agencies is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. (167310)

In the financial year 2006-07 Communities and Local Government spent (a) £533,414.52 on staff working on publicity and (b) £35,474.96 on staff working on re-branding following machinery of government changes.

Figures for our agencies are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department and its agencies spent on managing their corporate identities in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. (167352)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) on 27 March 2007, Official Report, column 1420W. Information for our agencies is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.