Written question asked by Lord Bellingham (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 November 2004. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much her Department has spent on the recent adverts for the post of Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much her Department has spent on the recent adverts for the post of Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading. [198734] Mr. Sutcliffe: My Department has spent £45,600 on advertising this important post in a range of national media. This compares to recent other public appointments, with a mix of regional and national media, where my department has spent £24,000 to £30,000 per recruitment.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 198734; 426 c1617W;426 c1620W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Advertising Expenditure Recruitment Public appointments Office of Fair Trading
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk