| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
14 Jan 2009 : Column 744W—continued
Departmental Marketing
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many complaints about advertisements sponsored or funded by his Department were made to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in each year from 1997 to 2008; and how many of these were upheld by the ASA in each year. [246645]
Mr. Byrne: The information requested is not held centrally, but a search of available records has not found any complaints about advertisements sponsored or funded by the Cabinet Office. The Advertising Standards Agency maintain a register covering the last five years of all the complaints made to them, with their decisions, on their website at:
Departmental Publications
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the date of publication was of the most recent edition of the Central Office of Information White Book. [241697]
Mr. Byrne: The White Book was last published in September 2008. Copies are available in the Library.
Departmental Video Recordings
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with reference to the answer of 13 October 2008, Official Report, column 949W, on departmental recordings, if he will list the names of external film production companies that have been used by the Central Office of Information in the last 12 months. [241898]
Mr. Byrne: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Central Office of Information. I have asked the chief executive to reply.
Letter from Alan Bishop, dated December 2008:
As Chief Executive of the Central Office of Information (COI), I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with reference to the Answer of 13 October 2008, Official Report, column 949W, on departmental recordings, if he will list the names of external film production companies that have been used by the Central Office of Information in the last 12 months. (241898)
These are listed below.
Aardman Animations Limited
Academy Productions
Another Film Company
Bermuda Shorts Limited
Cheerful Scout
Gorgeous Enterprises Limited
Independent Films Limited
Jacaranda Productions Limited
Jack Morton Worldwide
Mustard
New Moon
Nexus Productions Limited
Partizan Lab
Passion Pictures Limited
Pretzel Films Limited
Pukka Films Limited
Rogue Films Limited
RSA Films Limited
Serious Pictures Film Company Limited
Stink Limited
The Edge Picture Company
Tomboy Films Limited
U-Dox Creative Agency
Straker Films
Defeatures
Radley Yelder
Feel Films
Underdog Media
Insight News Television Limited
Story House Films Limited
Moon Films Limited
Spank Corporation
Sledge Limited
Moxie Pictures
Th1ng
Tandem Films
Shine Limited
Wonky Films
Knucklehead Limited
Addiction
Duke
Plunge Films
Disclosure of Information
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will formally request the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden to return to the authorities all material which he has received as a result of unauthorised disclosure to him and which he considers so sensitive it cannot be put into the public domain; and if he will make a statement. [244693]
Mr. Byrne [holding answer 18 December 2008] The appropriate action to take for anyone in receipt of an unauthorised disclosure is to return the material to the relevant Government Department.
Government Communication Network
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies (i) are classified as Government communicators and (ii) have access to the Government Communication Network. [242219]
Mr. Byrne: The Cabinet Office does not classify staff as Government communicators. Its central communications unit currently includes 28.4 full-time equivalent professional communications staff, with a further eight employed in cross-Government roles in the Government Communication team.
Any civil servant who works in a communication role can register online as an individual to gain access to GCN and the resources it provides through its website. The Cabinet Office recruits to communication roles against GCN professional competences; it also encourages staff in these roles register for GCN to build their professional skills and experience and so help to improve Government communication.
Government Departments: Public Relations
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what representations the Central Office of Information has received calling for the establishment of an approved list of public affairs agency suppliers. [241757]
Mr. Byrne: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Central Office of Information. I have asked the chief executive to reply.
As Chief Executive of the Central Office of Information (COI), I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what representations the COI has received calling for the establishment of an approved list of public affairs agency suppliers. (241757)
Neither I nor our Director of News and PR have received representations for the establishment of such a list.
Health and Safety Executive: Advertising
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the (a) name and (b) cost was of each advertising campaign carried out by the Central Office of Information in relation to the Health and Safety Executive in each of the last five years. [240573]
Mr. Byrne: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Central Office of Information. I have asked the chief executive to reply.
Letter from Alan Bishop, dated December 2008:
As Chief Executive of the Central Office of Information (COI), I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the (a) name and (b) cost was of each advertising campaign carried out in relation to the Health and Safety Executive by COI in each of the last five years [240573].
The information that you have requested is given in the table below.
| HSE advertising expenditure | |
| Campaign title | Total (£) |
| (1) No advertising activity during 2003-04. | |
Liam Byrne
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will place in the Library a copy of the document “Working with Liam Byrne” produced for civil servants in the Cabinet Office. [241587]
Mr. Byrne: It is not normal practice to publish internal working documents. But I am always happy to update the right hon. Member personally on matters of significance.
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |