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Central records are not held on press officer costs in other areas of the Department and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The costs for the 36 press officers employed by the central organisation based on capitation rates is £2,191,638.
No historical records are available centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Marketing
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on (i) publicity and (ii) advertising in each year since 1997-98; and if he will make a statement. [238943]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Expenditure on public relations activities including recruitment, marketing and advertising for the financial years 1997-98 to 2000-01 was published in the annual MOD Performance Report, copies of which are in the Library of the House, except for 1998-99 for which expenditure was given in an answer to the Member for Aldershot (Mr. Howarth) on 13 January 2004, Official Report, column 677W.
From 2001-02, expenditure on public relations activities has been recorded on a resource accounting basis:
| Expenditure (£ million) | |
Public relations activities comprise public relations services (including sales marketing and advertising), Service and civilian recruitment expenses and expenditure on schools and community relations initiatives.
We have no breakdown that distinguishes between publicity and advertising expenditure. Figures for the MOD trading funds or non-departmental public bodies are not included as they lie outside the MOD's accounting boundary.
Information available on expenditure by Defence Agencies is as follows (the figures are included in the related departmental figure):
Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisors
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department assist special advisers; and what the cost of employing such staff was in each of the last three years. [237319]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The two special advisers at the Ministry of Defence are supported by one full-time member of staff, providing administrative support of a non-political nature in accordance with the “Code of Conduct for Special Advisers”.
Individual civil servants’ salary details are not disclosed in order to protect the privacy of the individual concerned.
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department has been in the last 12 months. [238168]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The Ministry of Defence Special Advisers have no entitlement to an allocated Government car. Special advisers are temporary civil servants and their travel arrangements are made in accordance with the rules and guidance set out in the Civil Service Management Code and departmental handbooks.
Departmental Pay
Mr. Ancram: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what bonuses were paid by his Department in 2007-08; to which members of staff; and for what purposes. [239662]
Mr. Kevan Jones: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 July 2008, Official Report, column 842-43W to the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable).
Departmental Procurement
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether there has been any nugatory cost to his Department and its agencies relating to tendered procurement where the tender process has been cancelled prior to the award of the contract in the last three years. [239639]
Mr. Quentin Davies: The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate costs.
Departmental Projects
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which projects his Department has commissioned from (a) think tanks and (b) charities in each of the last two years for which figures are available; what the aim of each project was; which think tank or charity was commissioned; and how much was paid. [221610]
Mr. Kevan Jones: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Public Opinion
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on (a) focus groups and (b) opinion polls in each year since 1997-98; how much he estimates will be spent on each category in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. [239036]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
However, records are available of the amounts spent on polling and focus groups by the central media and communications organisation dating back to 2001-02. Earlier records are not available.
It is not possible to split out the costs of opinion polls and focus groups, the figures provided will include both these elements.
| Financial year | Amount (£) |
It should be noted that these figures will only represent a portion of total spend, other areas of the Department may also commission work of this type directly.
For 2008-09 £123,000 has been spent to date and it is projected that a further £75,000 will be spent by the end of the financial year.
Additionally, work of this nature is also procured through the Central Office of Information but figures cannot be made available within the timescale.
Departmental Public Participation
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) listening exercises and (b) public forums his Department has held in each of the last two years; what the (i) purpose and (ii) cost was in each case; and who the private contractor was and how much it was paid in each case. [221349]
Mr. Kevan Jones: This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The MOD engages with the public, including former members of the armed forces, and its stakeholders, including industry, on an extensive range of subjects in a variety of ways and using internal or external resources as appropriate.
Departmental Public Relations
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on public relations activities in each year since 1997. [236009]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Expenditure on public relations activities including recruitment, marketing and advertising for the financial years 1997-98 to 2000-01 were published in the annual MOD Performance Report, copies of which are in the House library, except for 1998-99 whose expenditure was given in an answer on 13 January 2004, Official Report, column 677W, to the hon. Member for Aldershot (Mr. Howarth).
From 2001-02, expenditure on public relations activities has been recorded on a resource accounting basis and the figures are given as follows:
| Expenditure (£ million) | |
Public relations activities comprise public relations services (including sales marketing and advertising), Service and civilian recruitment expenses and expenditure on schools and community relations initiatives.
These figures do not include expenditure for the MOD Trading Funds, which lie outside the MOD’s accounting boundary.
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