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The following table outlines the specific costs relating to television, radio and print media for 2004-06 as these are the only two years where we have figures broken down as requested. To provide a breakdown from 2001 would incur disproportionate cost.

Breakdown of campaign expenditure
£ million
	TV	Radio	Print media
2004-05
NHS Careers Recruitment Campaign	2.03	0.13	3.46
DOH (International) Classified Advertising	—	—	0.05
DOH Directories Advertising	—	—	0.18
Adult Sexual Health	—	0.41	0.36
Teenage Pregnancy	—	0.25	0.03
Tobacco Information Campaign	13.34	2.56	2.90
Wider Access Campaign	—	—	0.36
Drugs Advertising	0.52	0.33	—
Social Work Recruitment Campaign	—	—	0.46
Flu Campaign	0.78	0.06	0.54
Social Care Recruitment	1.10	—	0.18
E111 Awareness	—	—	0.24
Health and Social Care Awards Trade Campaign	—	—	0.03
2005-06
DoH Directories Advertising	—	—	0.07
DoH Classified Advertising	—	—	0.05
Tobacco Education—Second Hand Smoke	5.29	1.65	0.67
Tobacco Education—Cessation	6.11	0.97	0.74
Tobacco Education—Support	0.55	—	0.85
E111 Awareness	—	—	0.91
Flu Immunisation	0.78	0.24	0.60
NHS Classified/Recruitment Advertising	—	—	0.13
NHS Careers recruitment	—	—	0.22
Get the Right Treatment	—	0.24	0.24
Social Work	—	0.39	0.20
Social Care	1.09	0.37	0.36
Antibiotics Campaign	—	—	0.37
Drugs—Frank Campaign (combined total—funded by Home Office and Health)	1.04	0.40	—

Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department has spent on (a) sponsoring newspaper and publication supplements and (b) funding advertorials in newspapers and publications in the last year for which figures are available; and what the topic of each was. [129962]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: Departmental campaign expenditure for funding advertorials in newspapers or publications in 2005-06: Tobacco Control £46,181; Flu Immunisation £103,665.

We have not incurred departmental campaign expenditure on sponsoring newspaper or publication supplements.

Departments: Focus Groups

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department spent on focus groups in each of the last five years. [131401]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: A list of expenditure by the Department on focus groups in each of the last five years could be provided only at disproportionate cost, as the Department does not hold this information centrally.

However, information on focus groups commissioned by the Department's Communications Directorate is available from April 2004. Since April
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2004, the Communications Directorate has spent £314,800 on focus groups with the public and national health service staff.

We are committed to consulting and involving the public and NHS staff to help inform both policy formulation and the delivery of better quality public service. Responsive public services are an important part of the Modernising Government initiative.

Departments: Office Expenditure

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many litres of bottled water her Department purchased, and at what cost, in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement on her Department's provision of water for staff and visitors. [129376]

Mr. Ivan Lewis [holding answer 23 March 2007]: No detailed records of all bottled water purchases are maintained by the Department.

Bottled water for the London Administrative estate for hospitality purposes is provided by the Departments catering contractor. There is no record of purchase made for 2004.

In 2005, 45,738 litres were purchased at a cost of £89,189.10

In 2006, 52,861 litres were purchased at a cost of £103,078.95

The Department jointly occupies a building in Leeds for which the Department of Work and Pensions provides the hospitality service. Their contractor is unable to provide the information required.

Within this building the Department does provide water coolers in their appointed tea points. The only record of costs is for 2006 where the purchase was for; 1,240 x 11 litre bottles at a cost of £6,997.62 (including servicing), 34 x 18 litre bottles at a cost of £303.43 (including servicing).

Departments: Opinion Polls

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department spent on opinion polling in each of the last five calendar years; which polls were conducted; and how much was paid to companies conducting polling. [131400]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: A list of expenditure on opinion polling in each of the last five years could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The Department does not hold this information centrally.

However, information on opinion polling commissioned by the Department's Communications Directorate since April 2004 is available in the following table:

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Year	Poll	Company	Amount (£)	Total(£)
2007	Public Perceptions of the National Health Service Tracker Survey—March 2007	Ipsos MORI	32,900	32,900
2006	Public Perceptions of the NHS Tracker Survey—summer 2006	Ipsos MORI	40,500
	Public Perceptions of the NHS Tracker Survey—winter 2006	Ipsos MORI	40,000
	Public Monthly Omnibus 2006	Ipsos MORI	13,200
	Public Perceptions Baseline	Ipsos MORI	5,500
	NHS Staff Survey—January 2006	NOP	12,100
	NHS Staff Survey—July 2006	NOP	38,990
	NHS Staff Survey—December 2006	GFK NOP	59,150
	Departmental Stakeholder Survey—July 2006	TNS Social Research	20,000	229,440
2005	Public Perceptions of the NHS Tracker Survey—summer 2005	MORI	32,500
	Public Perceptions of the NHS Tracker—winter 2005	MORI	32,500
	Public Monthly Omnibus 2005	MORI	18,480
	NHS Staff Survey—July 2005	NOP	22,725	106,205
2004	Public Perceptions of the NHS Tracker Survey—summer 2004	MORI	32,500
	Public Perceptions of the NHS Tracker—winter 2004	MORI	32,500
	Public Monthly Omnibus 2004	MORI	13,000	78,000

We are committed to consulting and involving the public, NHS staff and our stakeholders to help inform both policy formulation and the delivery of better quality public service. Responsive public services are an important part of the Modernising Government initiative.

Departments: Postal Services

Mr. Fraser: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which postal companies handle mail dispatched by her Department and its agencies. [128241]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: Royal Mail is the sole contracted mail supplier that handles mail dispatched by the Department and its agencies.

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