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To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what were the running costs of the Downing Street (a) strategic communications unit and (b) digital communications unit in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Asked by

Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative)

Answering body

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 January 2009

Reference

486 c750W; 241773

House

House of Commons

Strategic Communications Unit

To ask the Prime Minister (1) how many (a) civil servants, (b) special advisers and (c) other staff were employed by the No. 10 Strategic Communications Unit in each of the last five years;

Asked by

Mark Hoban (Conservative)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 February 2008

Reference

472 c1100W; 178946

House

House of Commons

Strategic Communications Unit

(2) what the total cost of the No. 10 Strategic Communications Unit was in each of the last five years.

Asked by

Mark Hoban (Conservative)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 February 2008

Reference

472 c1100W; 178952

House

House of Commons

Departmental Functions

To ask the Prime Minister what the (a) remit and (b) functions are of the (i) Strategic Communications Unit and (ii) Downing Street Press Office.

Asked by

Oliver Heald (Conservative)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 February 2007

Reference

112158; 456 c464W;456 c466W

House

House of Commons

Downing Street Staff

Asked by

Oliver Heald (Conservative)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 January 2007

Reference

113964; 455 c1167W

House

House of Commons

Downing Street Staff

Asked by

Oliver Heald (Conservative)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 January 2007

Reference

455 c1167W; 113963

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, how much was spent on hospitality by the (a) strategic communications unit and (b) corporate communications division in 2001-02. - Including fact that during 2001-02 the units spent £730 on hospitality.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 April 2003

Reference

108949; 403 c494W

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) total budget of and (b) total pay costs incurred by (i) the Strategy Unit, (ii) the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit, (iii) the Office of the e-Envoy, (iv) the Office of Public Services Reform and (v) the Prime Minister's Policy...

Asked by

Archie Norman (Conservative)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 March 2003

For answer on

3 April 2003

Answered on

3 April 2003

Mr. Norman: To ask the Prime Minister what the (a) total budget of and (b) total pay costs incurred by (i) the Strategy Unit, (ii) the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit, (iii) the Office of the e-Envoy, (iv) the Office of Public Services Reform and (v) the Prime Minister's Policy Unit have been in each year since their creation. [103068] Mr. Alexander: I have been asked to reply. For details of the No. 10 Policy Directorate, I refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister gave the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) on 25 March 2003, Official Report, columns 125-27W. The Strategy Unit was not formed until June 2002 so there are no full year's figures on which to report. For the rest of the units inquired about see the following tables: £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total budget Unit name 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Office of the e-Envoy 0 42,299 55,633 56,096 Delivery Unit 0 0 0 1,393 OPSR 0 0 0 1,518 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total actual pay costs Unit name 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Office of the e-Envoy 0 5,566 7,327 8,800 Delivery Unit 0 0 0 614 OPSR 0 0 0 980 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

3 April 2003

Reference

103068; 402 c863W;402 c781W

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, what the (a) cost and (b) staffing of the (i) No 10 Policy Directorate, (ii) European and Foreign Policy Advisers Office, (iii) No 10 Press Office, (iv) Strategic Communications Unit, (v) Corporate Communications Division, (vi) Prime Minister's Office and (vii) Research and Information Unit were...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 February 2003

For answer on

25 March 2003

Answered on

25 March 2003

Mr. Laws: To ask the Prime Minister what the (a) cost and (b) staffing of the (i) No 10 Policy Directorate, (ii) European and Foreign Policy Advisers Office, (iii) No. 10 Press Office, (iv) Strategic Communications Unit, (v) Corporate Communications Division, (vi) Prime Minister's Office and (vii) Research and Information Unit were in each year from 1995-96 to 2003-04 (planned); and if he will make a statement. [99896] The Prime Minister: The total cost of the Prime Minister's Office was as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1997-98 6.9 1998-99 8.7 1999-2000 10.4 2000-01 11.8 2001-02 13 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The number of staff on the No. 10 payroll was as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of staff 1 April 1998 121 1 April 1999 132 1 April 2000 153 1 April 2001 175 1 April 2002 190 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The No. 10 Policy Directorate was created in June 2001, following the merger of the No. 10 Private Office and the Policy Unit. At 1 April 2002, there were 27 policy advisers. The running cost for 2001-02 was £1,717,338. The European and Foreign Policy Adviser's Office was also created in June 2001. At 1 April 2002, there were five policy advisers, and Sir David Manning and Sir Stephen Wall who also head Secretariats in the Cabinet Office. The running cost for 2001-02 was £272,838. For the No. 10 Press Office, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on the 3 February, Official Report, column 17W. The Strategic Communications Unit was created in 1998. It handles longer-term communications, including the scheduling of Government announcements, and liaison with the specialist and regional media. For each year the total running costs were: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1997-98 (for 3 months) 77,633 1998-99 716,672 1999- 2000 838,421 2000-01 957,302 2001-02 565,590 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The number of staff in the Unit was as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of staff 1 April 1998 7 1 April 1999 9 1 April 2000 6 1 April 2001 6 1 April 2002 8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The Corporate Communications Division which includes the Direct Communications Unit was created in 2001. The Division deals with my correspondence and last year dealt with over one million letters. It also works with Departments on communications from Government to the public, stakeholders and staff and runs the No. 10 website. At 1 April 2002 there were 27 members of staff. The running cost for 2001-02 was £875,128. The Research and Information Unit was created in 1999. It provides a single information resource at No. 10, providing policy briefing, library resources and reference material for the Prime Minister and No. 10 staff. For each year the total running costs were as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1999-2000 255,575 2000-01 432,556 2001-02 413,472 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The number of staff in the Unit on the No. 10 payroll was: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of staff 1 April 1999 2 1 April 2000 5 1 April 2001 8 1 April 2002 8 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Staff numbers and costs before these dates are not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Date

25 March 2003

Reference

99896; 402 c125-7W

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) cost and (b) staffing were of the (i) Corporate Communication Team, (ii) Strategic Communication and Planning Team, (iii) Corporate Services Group, (iv) Government Information and Communication Service and (v) Media Monitoring Unit in the last 12 months; and if...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 February 2003

For answer on

12 March 2003

Answered on

12 March 2003

Mr. Laws: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) cost and (b) staffing were of the (i) Corporate Communication Team, (ii) Strategic Communication and Planning Team, (iii) Corporate Services Group, (iv) Government Information and Communication Service and (v) Media Monitoring Unit in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [99897] Mr. Alexander: Corporate Communication team and Strategic Communication and Planning team are part of the Communication Group within the Cabinet Office. As at 3 February 2003, there were 16 staff working in the Corporate Communication team and four working in the Strategic Communication and Planning team. These figures are rounded to full time equivalents. For the Corporate Communication team the 2002-03 estimated expenditure is £0.6 million. The Strategic Communication and Planning team does not have its own budget and its costs cannot be easily identified from other parts of Communication Group. As at 3 February 2003, there were 291 staff working in Corporate Services Group. The estimated expenditure for 2002-03 is £8 million. There are 23 staff, rounded to full time equivalents, working in the Government Information and Communication Service (excluding the Media and Monitoring Unit), with estimated expenditure costs of £4.1 million. This £4.1 million includes two budgets for this year only-- the Golden Jubilee with a forecast expenditure of £1.4 million and the Coalition Information Centre budget of £0.3 million, which was transferred to purchase IT equipment. The Media Monitoring Unit is part of the Government Information and Communication Service and there are 14 staff working in that unit. The Media Monitoring Unit is funded by subscriptions to recover its costs.

Date

12 March 2003

Reference

99897; 401 c250-1W

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, what expenditure was incurred by (a) the No 10 Press Office, (b) the Strategic Communications Unit and (c) the Research and Information Unit (i) in the latest available year and (ii) in 1997. - Inc figures and ref to 10 April 2002, 383 c11W and...

Asked by

Tim Collins (Conservative)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 July 2002

Reference

388 c329-30W; 63583

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, how many staff (full-time equivalents) were employed by (a) the No 10 Press Office, (b) the Strategic Communications Unit, (c) the Research and Information Unit, (d) the GICS Development Centre, (e) the Media Monitoring Unit and (f) the News Co-ordination Centre (i) in the latest...

Asked by

Tim Collins (Conservative)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 June 2002

For answer on

3 July 2002

Answered on

3 July 2002

Mr. Collins: To ask the Prime Minister how many staff (full-time equivalents) were employed by (a) the No. 10 Press Office, (b) the Strategic Communications Unit, (c) the Research and Information Unit, (d) the GICS Development Centre, (e) the Media Monitoring Unit and (f) the News Co-ordination Centre (i) in the latest available year and (ii) in 1996-97. [63581] The Prime Minister: For information on the No. 10 Press Office, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (Mr. Burns) on 10 April 2002, Official Report, column 11W. As at 1 April 2002, there were eight members of staff in the Strategic Communications Unit. The unit did not exist in 1996-97. As at 1 April 2002, there were eight members of staff in the Research and Information Unit. The unit did not exist in 1996-97. Staff numbers in the GICS Development Centre have fluctuated. As at 1 April 2002, there were 16 members of staff. On 1 April 1996 there were 16 members of staff; by 1 April 1997, following cutbacks in its marketing activities and the training and development support it provided to GICS members, the unit had been reduced to eight members of staff. Following the Mountfield review of the GICS in 1997, which stressed the importance of high quality staffing, training and development and the exchange of best practice across the service, the unit has gradually returned to its previous staffing level as it has expanded its services to meet this wider remit. As at 1 April 2002, there were 12 members of staff in the Media Monitoring Unit. The unit did not exist in 1996-97. The News Co-ordination Centre has member of staff draw from the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the Cabinet Office. It is activated in an emergency or crisis, to provide a support and co-ordination role for the lead Government Department, when it is augmented by staff from other Departments. The NCC did not exist in 1996-97.

Date

3 July 2002

Reference

388 c330W; 63581

House

House of Commons

Macdonald of Tradeston, Lord

Whether the Strategic Communications Unit, or any of its members, was involved in any media briefings concerned with the resignation of Mr Martin Sixsmith from his post in the Department for Transport, Local Government the Regions [HL 3037]. - No.

Asked by

Earl of Northesk (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 March 2002

Reference

633 c27WA; HL 3037

House

House of Lords

Macdonald of Tradeston, Lord

What was the cost of running the Strategic Communications Unit for each of the years 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01; and what is its estimated cost for the current financial year. [HL 3036]. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Earl of Northesk (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2002

Reference

HL 3036; 632 c91WA

House

House of Lords

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost was of running the Strategic Communications Unit in the financial year 2000-01. - Includes figure.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 October 2001

Reference

8767; 373 c142W

House

House of Commons

Falconer of Thoroton, Lord

Whether the Strategic Communications Unit is actively involved in the promotion of "good news" stories on their behalf over weekends and what implications this has for the staff of the Government Communication and Information Service. [HL 1108].

Asked by

Lord Harrison (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 April 2001

Reference

624 c99WA; HL 1108

House

House of Lords

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the work programme for the Strategic Communications Unit for the year 2000-01. - Ref to 23 June 2000, 352 c328W.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 2001

Reference

154335; 365 c196W

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the cost of running the Strategic Communications Unit for each financial year since 1st May 1997. - Includes figures and ref to 348 c22W.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 2001

Reference

153265; 364 c431W

House

House of Commons

Falconer of Thoroton, Lord

To what extent and in what ways the Strategic Communications Unit uses e-mail and newsgroup postings to communicate its message to the public. [HL 800].

Asked by

Earl of Northesk (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2001

Reference

HL 800; 623 c41WA

House

House of Lords

Falconer of Thoroton, Lord

To what extent the Strategic Communications Unit is involved in the delivery of the news section of the re-launched United Kingdom online website. [HL 912].

Asked by

Earl of Northesk (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2001

Reference

HL 912; 623 c42WA

House

House of Lords

	£
2003-04	1,393,089
2004-05	1,499,659

	£
2002-03	594,213
2003-04	537,407
2004-05	321,517
2005-06	487,464

	£
2003-04	1,393,089
2004-05	1,499,659

	£
2002-03	594,213
2003-04	537,407
2004-05	321,517
2005-06	487,464

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