To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what payments for (a) polling and (b) other services his Department has made to (i) Deborah Mattinson and (ii) Opinion Leader Research Limited since 31 December 2007; and if he will make a statement. (260989)

The Department for International Development (DFID) has not made any payments to (i) Deborah Mattinson or (ii) Opinion Leader Research Ltd since 31 December 2007, for polling or any other services.