To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what payments his Department and its predecessor have made to Ipsos MORI in the last 24 months; and for what purposes. (193849)

Details of the amount paid to Ipsos MORI by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and its predecessor, the Department for Education and Skills for 2006-07 and 2007-08 are set out as follows:

The expenditure relates to payments recorded in the Department’s integrated financial information system and credited against Ipsos MORI and its predecessor Ipsos - RSL Ltd.

The purpose of the expenditure relates to a contract in connection with Teachers TV and covers audience measurement, impact and channel evaluation.