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Departmental Public Relations

Mr. Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Angus of 27 March 2006, Official Report, column 741W, on public relations companies, (1) if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department and other such organisations since March 2006; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such contract; [250313] (2) how much was spent on each of the firms listed in the answer since June 2001. [250314] [Official Report, 31 March 2009, Vol. 490, c. 1144-46W.] Letter of correction from Jonathan Shaw: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood (Mr. Hurd) on 31 March 2009. Two PR agencies were omitted from the original list and the expenditure figures for COI for the years 2006-07 to 2007-08 were incorrect. The correct answer should have been: Jonathan Shaw: The information requested in the two questions above is provided in the following table: [Corrected table printed - click on Web Location to view]