To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much (a) each Government department and (b) central Government has spent on communications in each (i) year since 2004 and (ii) month since January 2008; and if he will make a statement. (269761)

This information is not collected centrally. Each Government Department, agency and NDPB is responsible for setting its own communications priorities and outputs, and each Secretary of State is responsible to Parliament.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what (a) each Government department and (b) central Government planned communications expenditure is over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. (269762)

This information is not collected centrally. Each Government Department is responsible for setting its own communications priorities and outputs, and the Secretary of State is responsible to Parliament.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many civil servants were employed by (a) each Government department and (b) central Government on government communications in each (i) year since 2004 and (ii) month since January 2008; and if he will make a statement. (269765)

The number of communications staff employed by each Government Department is not collected centrally, as we explained in our evidence to the House of Lords Communications Committee.