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Written question asked by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Friday, 29 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 February 2010. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Monday, 22 February 2010 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Central Office of Information: Marketing

Question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Central Office of Information press release of 11 December 2009, on the merchandising and promotional items framework, how much the Central Office of Information has spent on promotional food and drink products in each of the last three years; what suppliers were used; and on behalf of which public bodies promotional food and drink was procured.
Answer

I have asked the chief executive of the Central Office of Information to write to the hon. Member.Letter from Mark Lund, dated 8 February 2010:"As Chief Executive of the Central Office of Information (COI), I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question [315223] regarding the Merchandising and Promotional Framework.""The only company used for promotional products included in the new framework, in each of the last 3 financial years, was Sweet Concepts ltd. This was prior to the start of the specific framework mentioned.""Promotional products were purchased on behalf of the following clients;""British Transport Police""Health and Safety Executive""Home Office""Learning and Skills Council""University for Industry""Royal Air Force""Dept of Health""Police Information Technology Organisation."

Total (£)
2006-07 22,303.80
2007-08 11,666.99
2008-09 7,417.00

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
506 c156W; 315223
Session
2009-10
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Subjects
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Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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