Departmental Public Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend, East, (James Duddridge) of 6 October 2008, Official Report, columns 304-05W, on departmental public relations, which companies were employed during the period; how much her Department spent on each such contract; and on what project each company worked. (249379)

Central Office of Information billings (which may include COI admin fees) to this Department and its predecessor in relation to public relations agencies on the COI Framework for the period specified is as follows:

	Department	Activity	Company	Total (£)
2005-06	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister	HMO Licensing	Amazon PR	21,928.65
		Local e-gov take-up campaign	Blue Rubicon	64,297.00
Total				86,225.65

2006-07	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister	HMO Licensing	Amazon PR	116,392.98
		Local e-gov take-up campaign	Blue Rubicon	117,068.00
	Department for Communities and Local Government	Local e-gov take-up campaign	Blue Rubicon	93,109.83
		Tenancy Deposit Protection	Blue Rubicon	171,719.00
Total				498,289.81

2007-08	Department for Communities and Local Government	Energy Performance in Buildings Directive	COI admin fee	3,400.00
		Tenancy Deposit Protection	Blue Rubicon	36,167.90
Total				39,567.90
Grand total				624,083.36

Volume 486: debated on Wednesday 21 January 2009