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; [250313]
(2) how much was spent on each of the firms listed in the answer since June 2001. [250314]
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:
£000
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
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(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.
