To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Central Office of Information's contract procurement notice 2009/S 210-302171 for Brand and Brand Identity Framework, whether the proposed £4 million of expenditure is in relation to (a) branding in total or (b) establishing a framework agreement and approved suppliers. (318348)

I have asked the chief executive of the Central Office of Information to write to the right hon. Member.

Letter from Mark Lund, dated 23 February 2010:

As Chief Executive of the Central Office of Information (COI), I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question [318348] asking for information regarding the allocation of expenditure in relation to the Brand and Brand Identity Framework.

The £4 million of expenditure relates to the estimated value of a framework agreement over a four year period.