To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans the Central Office of Information has to establish a framework agreement for public affairs firms as suppliers to Government departments and agencies. (318251)

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 [318251] asking whether COI has plans to establish a framework for public affairs firms.

COI has no plans to establish a framework for public affairs at this time.