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Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Friday, 9 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 October 2009. It was answered by Lord Austin of Dudley (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

English Partnership Public Relations Panel

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what companies and individuals were on the English Partnership Public Relations Panel in each year since the Panel was set up; and what expenditure has been incurred on each (a) corporate and (b) individual member of the Panel to date.
Answer

Since 1 December 2008, English Partnership's (EP) functions have passed to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The following table provides a list of the organisations that have formed the membership of the EP/HCA Public Relations Panel since it was established in 2006, and also the net and gross breakdown of expenditure, by panel member.Public relations spend across the HCA incorporates a wide and varied range of activities, with a particular focus on disseminating news and information on HCA's work to business and local stakeholders, the media and to the general public.For 2008-09, such costs represented 0.02 per cent. of the HCA's total annual expenditure of £3.9 billion.

Summary of net and gross spend by former EP and now HCA against each supplier on the PR Panel by financial year (2009 split into EP and HCA spend)
EP HCA
Supplier name Jan 2006- Mar 2006 Apr 2006- Mar 2007 Apr 2007- Mar 2008 Apr 2008- Nov 2008 Dec 2008- Mar 2009 Apr 2009 to date Grand total
Brahm Limited Net — — 14,755 31,230 9,325 68,306 123,616
Gross — — 17,337 36,695 10,724 71,241 135,998
Camargue Net 18,001 61,095 35,867 6,781 2,255 3,000 126,999
Gross 21,151 71,787 42,144 7,968 2,613 3,450 149,112
Communications Management Net — 124,883 85,628 3,135 — — 213,646
Gross — 146,737 100,613 3,684 — — 251,034
Communique Net — 52,893 123,348 28,334 5,702 5,808 216,083
Gross — 62,149 144,933 32,774 6,587 6,679 253,122
Creative Concern Ltd Net — 2,487 — — 17,170 33,284 52,941
Gross — 2,922 — — 17,170 33,284 53,376
Destination Marketing UK Ltd Net — 73,102 109,300 34,313 14,892 469 232,076
Gross — 85,864 128,427 40,318 17,298 539 272,446
Fleishman-H1llard Group Ltd Net — — — 3,500 — — 3,500
Gross — — — 4,113 — — 4,113
ING Media Net — 33,000 150,131 133,508 59,796 23,716 400,151
Gross — 38,775 176,404 156,872 68,771 27,273 468,095
Phoenix Net — 29,668 61,240 53,068 24,447 22,146 190,568
Gross — 34,860 71,957 62,354 28,320 25,468 222,959
Staniforth Communications Net 3,369 92,454 93,695 26,287 13,443 16,981 246,229
Gross 3,959 108,633 110,092 30,887 15,497 19,528 288,596
Staniforth Public Relations Net 16,178 — 926 2,256 — — 19,361
Gross 19,010 — 1,088 2,651 — — 22,749
The Communication Group plc Net — 3,266 152,894 — — — 156,160
Gross — 3,838 179,650 — — — 183,488
Willoughby PR Net 10,469 34,399 49,518 33,942 34,752 77,996 241,077
Gross 12,301 40,418 58,184 39,882 40,003 89,696 280,484

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
498 c461-4W; 292558
Session
2008-09
Subjects
English Partnerships
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk