Work and Pensions Departmental Public Relations Mr. Hurd To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Angus of 27 March 2006, Official Report, column 741W, on public relations companies, (1) if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department and other such organisations since March 2006; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such contract; (2) how much was spent on each of the firms listed in the answer since June 2001. [Official Report, 31 March 2009, Vol. 490, c. 1144-46W.] Letter of correction from Jonathan Shaw: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood (Mr. Hurd) on 31 March 2009. Two PR agencies were omitted from the original list and the expenditure figures for COI for the years 2006-07 to 2007-08 were incorrect. The correct answer should have been: Jonathan Shaw The information requested in the two questions above is provided in the following table: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Year and expenditure| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PR agency |2001-02 |2002-03|2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07|2007-08| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |DWP Frameworks/Contracts | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Geronimo |n/a |459|692|397|777|491|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hill and Knowlton |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Forster Company |n/a |0|0|217|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Trimedia Harrison Cowley Ltd (formerly Citigate Communications) |n/a |0|0|0|190|133|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Fishburn Hedges |n/a |0|0|0|369|295|598| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August One |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Porter Novelli |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Consolidated Communications |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Euro RSCG Biss Lancaster |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Munroe and Foster |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |QBO Bell Pottinger |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |COI |n/a |0|0|17|33|17|14| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Band and Brown |n/a |0|242|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Beattie Communications |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Pergoda |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |GCI London |n/a |0|308|383|112|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Red Consultancy |n/a |n/a|n/a|n/a|n/a|396|873| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manning Selvage and Lee |n/a |n/a|n/a|n/a|n/a|n/a|113| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |NDPBs | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(1) Health and Safety Executive (HSE) | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mandate (formerly AS Biss) |n/a |n/a|n/a|129|180|241|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Weber Shandwick |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|26| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |GCI (UK) |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Exposure |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Eloqui |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |PR21 |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Furner Communications |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(2) Independent Living Fund (ILF) | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Engage Group (formerly Limehouse) |n/a |0|0|0|0|27|23| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hill and Knowlton |n/a |0|0|0|0|19|12| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(3) Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Fishburn Hedges |n/a |0|0|0|36|71|26| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Martin Adeney Associates |n/a |46|75|63|20|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |David Felton Media Consultancy |n/a |0|0|0|78|71|77| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Warwick Emmanuel |n/a |2|16|26|33|27|45| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Compro PR |n/a |29|10|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Impact Press and PR |n/a |39|19|21|48|14|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Harris Associates |n/a |6|80|93|109|123|93| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Nexus |n/a |0|0|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(4) The Pensions Regulator (TPR) | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Citigate Dewe Rogerson |n/a |0|0|0|7|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(5) Remploy | ||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Martin Adeney Associates |0 |46|75|63|20|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |David Felton Media Consultancy |0 |0|0|0|78|71|77| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Warwick Emmanuel |0 |2|16|26|33|27|45| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Compro PR |0 |29|10|0|0|0|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Impact Press and PR |0 |39|19|21|48|14|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Harris Associates |0 |6|80|93|109|123|93| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Nexus |0 |30|21|21|37|10|0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |n/a = Information is not available for 2001-02 as records were not held centrally and the Central Office of Information service was not being used.| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following NDPBs and other bodies have reported that they have incurred no expenditure with public relations agencies in the period in question: Disability Employment Advisory Committee Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board Equality 2025 Industrial Injuries Advisory Council Personal Accounts Delivery Authority Pensions Ombudsman Social Security Advisory Committee Pensions Protection Fund Ombudsman The Pensions Advisory Service Working Ventures UK Motability Independent Review Service for the Social Fund The Disability Rights Commission, which was referred to in the March 2006 question, was dissolved from September 2007 and its paper and electronic records have been archived. The Department would incur disproportionate cost in accessing these records to obtain the required information.