Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Monday, 26 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 January 2009. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Monday, 2 February 2009 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Fleishman-Hillard

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments English Partnerships (a) has made and (b) is contracted to make to Fleishman-Hillard; and for what purposes.

Answer: English Partnerships made one payment to Fleishman-Hillard of £3,500 plus VAT in June 2008. This was in relation to public affairs work on the Blackwall Reach project, commissioned by English Partnerships' Thames Gateway Team. Fleishman-Hillard were just one of a number of companies on the English Partnerships Public Relations Panel. Members of this panel are selected through a competitive tender process. There are currently no further contractual payments due.

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