Expenditure outlined as follows is for outsourced public relations from financial years 2001-02 to 2006-07. Information related to contractual values prior to 2001 is held on legacy systems and is therefore not accessible.
Financial year Annual expenditure (£) Number of contracts let 2001-02 1,076,400 14 2002-03 1,320,000 16 2003-04 1,370,100 13 2004-05 1,125,700 16 2005-06 1,005,200 16 2006-07 1,859,700 17