To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the cost of media monitoring for (a) the Prime Minister, (b) the No 10 Downing Street office and (c) the Cabinet Office was in each of the last 10 years; and how many full-time equivalent staff carried out such work. (215041)

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the cost to the public purse was of media monitoring activities carried out by (a) the Central Office of Information, (b) his Department and (c) the Prime Minister’s Office in each of the last five years. (222598)

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the running costs of the Media Monitoring Unit were in 2007-08. (224958)

I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 20 March 2008, Official Report, column 1302W.

The cost of the Media Monitoring Unit in 2007-08 is accounted for in the Central Office of Information’s annual report and accounts 2007-08 which were laid before Parliament on 16 July 2008.