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Written question asked by Aidan Burley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 January 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 January 2011. It was answered by Robert Neill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 February 2011 on behalf of the Audit Commission.

Audit Commission: Expenditure

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the Audit Commission spent on photography in each of the last three financial years.
Answer

This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission and I will ask the chief executive of the Audit Commission to respond to my hon. Friend direct.Letter from Eugene Sullivan, dated 1 February 2011:"Your Parliamentary Question has been passed to me to reply.""The Audit Commission has spent £21,757.40 on photography in the last three financial years as follows:"

£
2008-09 2,927.40
2009-10 18,230.40
2010-11 600.00
Total 21,757.40

"The costs include the purchase of digital images from online libraries in addition to the use of photographers.""The main reason for the increase in expenditure in 2009/10 was the extra photography work used for the launch and reporting of Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) in 2009.""The work on CAA was led by the Commission on behalf of the six partner inspectorates. Marketing costs for CAA and the Oneplace reporting website were supported by a grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government. Subsequently the new government announced the abolition of CAA in June 2010.""The Commission uses photographs for its printed publications and websites."

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36941; 522 c740-1W
Session
2010-12
Related items
Audit Commission: Photographs
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Audit Commission Expenditure Photographs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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