Written question asked by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 March 2010. It was answered by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Thursday, 8 April 2010 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Central Office of Information: Advertising

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much the Central Office of Information's marketing, advertising and public relations expenditure (a) was in 2008-09 and (b) is planned to be in 2009-10; and how much has been spent in 2009-10 to date.

Answer: I have asked the chief executive of the Central Office of Information to write to the right hon. Member.Letter from Mark Lund, dated 7 April 2010:"As Chief Executive of the Central Office of Information (COI), I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question [320730] asking for COI expenditure on marketing, advertising and public relations from 2008-2010.""The Central Office of Information's marketing, advertising and public relations expenditure in 2008-09 was £380.8m.""The COI cannot provide planned expenditure for 2009-10 as it is determined by the requirements of our Client Departments.""Expenditure to date for 2009-10 can only be provided once the annual accounts have been fully audited."

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