To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many full-time equivalent staff are responsible for brand management and marketing in his Department and its agencies. (165233)

The Department currently has one full-time corporate brand and publications manager, and 16.7 full-time equivalent staff working across a wide range of marketing functions. Information about staffing in arms length bodies is not held centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department, its predecessors and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. (167311)

Due to a major recent reorganisation of how the Department handles its communications function, historical information can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the Department is currently spending an annual equivalent of £801,710 on staff working on marketing and £33,417 on staff working on branding.

Information about staffing in arms length bodies is not held centrally.