To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department spent on staff surveys in each of the last five years; and which company was contracted to conduct each such survey. (259680)

I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to the hon. Member for Upper Bann (David Simpson) on 26 June 2007, Official Report, column 631W, to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 29 November 2007, Official Report, column 681W and to the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May) on 8 July 2008, Official Report, column 1500W. In addition, Ipsos MORI have been paid £16,520 plus VAT to date for the CLG Pulse Survey 2008. ORC International is currently undertaking a second pilot employee engagement survey as part of a wider survey being led by the Cabinet Office. No payments have been made to date. Cost information for the 2005 and 2006 ODPM surveys, which were also undertaken by ORC International, is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.