Written question asked by Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 24 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 November 2005. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Friday, 2 December 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Departmental Expenditure

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much the Department and its agencies have spent on (a) the design and production of new logos and (b) employing external (i) public relations and (ii) graphic design agencies in each year since 2000, broken down by project.

Answer: The Ministry of Defence's expenditure on External Assistance, of which consultants employed to manage PR is part, is available in the Library of the House for years 1995–96 to 2004–05. Although this is broken down by various categories, the MOD does not centrally record expenditure on external PR and other related agencies, or other costs associated with the design and production of new logos. This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 440 c819W;440 c819W; 33215
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 05/1672
Monday, 28 November 2005
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Executive agencies Design Expenditure Government departments Ministry of Defence Logos Public relations
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