The Met Office has made the following payments to Politics International Ltd in each of the last five years:
2004 £ 14 July 6,000.00 28 July 425.54 6 October 19.00 3 November 5,000.00 17 November 608.14 2005 28 January 1,941.86 24 August 4,300.00 28 September 3,750.00 26 October 7,250.00 30 November 3,750.00 14 December 1,177.30 21 December 3,750.00 2006 25 January 3,750.00 17 March 3,750.00 7 April 3,750.00 26 April 3,750.00 17 May 15.00 24 May 5,150.00 28 June 9,700.00 26 July 3,750.00 28 July 585.85 30 August 3,750.00 28 September 3,750.00 25 October 3,750.00 24 November 3,750.00 2007 5 January 4,875.09 24 January 3,750.00 28 February 3,750.00 28 March 7,595.45 25 April 3,807.17 25 May 3,750.00 27 June 6,710.21 28 September 10,252.06 10 October 3,220.92 24 October 12,214.52 28 November 800.00 2008 11 January 3,642.85 30 January 8,793.80 26 March 1,170.00
These payments relate to training for Met Office witnesses appearing before Select Committees; training for Met Office staff in stakeholder management; assistance with the development and strengthening of relationships with key stakeholders; and support for Met Office participation in stakeholder events relating to meteorology and climate science.