Written question asked by Lord Maclennan of Rogart (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 23 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 April 2000. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Thursday, 6 April 2000 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which companies have placed advertisements on websites funded by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies; how much revenue has been generated for each financial year since 1997 from such advertisements; and what use has been made of that revenue by his Department. - Inc figures for companies sponsoring the Planet Britain website (www.planet-britain.org).

Answer: Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which companies have placed advertisements on websites funded by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies; how much revenue has been generated for each financial year since 1997 from such advertisements; and what use has been made of that revenue by his Department. [116597] Mr. Hain: No companies have placed advertisements on websites funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies. Two companies have sponsored the Planet Britain website (www.planet-britain.org). Eagle Star contributed £35,000 to the costs of the 1998 website and accompanying CD-ROM while Glaxo Wellcome contributed £6,000 to both the 1998 and 2000 versions of the Planet Britain website. The logos of the two companies appear on the website.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 347 c564-5W; 116597
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Executive agencies Government departments Income Internet Publicity Non-departmental public bodies Sponsorship Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Contains statistics: Yes
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