To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what expenditure under the budget heading of communication his Department (a) incurred in 2007-08 and (b) is likely to incur in 2010-11; and for what purposes. (281263)

For the financial year 2007-08 expenditure DEFRA incurred was as follows:

For the financial year 2010-11 the budget is likely to be:

The programme budget for 2010-11 covers communications activity to support key policy areas such as biodiversity, resource efficiency, biosecurity, personal food imports, climate friendly farming and adaptation.