Eco-Towns: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 8 May 2009, Official Report, columns 442-43W, on eco-towns: publicity, what the cost to the public purse was of work undertaken by each of the four marketing agencies; and what work each such agency undertook in relation to eco-towns for her Department. (276918)

The cost and work of the four agencies referred to by the hon. Member is as follows:

Company	Work commissioned	Cost (£)
Redhouse Lane	Design work	49,996
Skyline Whitespace	Exhibitions	7,870
Transmedia	Website transcription	200
Louise Burston	Photography	1,006

Volume 493: debated on Monday 8 June 2009