Alistair Carmichael
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many external contracts the Crown Estate had with public relations companies in each of the last 10 years; and what the cost of those contracts was.
Angela Eagle
The Exchequer Secretary, Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
The information requested is given in the table:
| Number of contracts | Total amount (£000) | |
| 1997-98 | 3 | 83 |
| 1998-99 | 3 | 113 |
| 1999-2000 | 4 | 126 |
| 2000-01 | 5 | 134 |
| 2001-02 | 5 | 187 |
| 2002-03 | 5 | 287 |
| 2003-04 | 7 | 704 |
| 2004-05 | 7 | 938 |
| 2005-06 | 10 | 629 |
| 2006-07 | 10 | 713 |
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