Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what key deliverables were set out in her Department’s contracts with (a) Omnicom, (b) M&C Saatchi, and (c) Bray Leino for the financial years (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

The Department for International Trade has contracts with the named agencies that provide services to support the Department’s export and investment work, both in the UK and internationally.

Over the specified periods their contractual deliverables included:

• Media planning and buying from Omnicom, the Government’s media buying agency.

• Strategic marketing services, including research and creative solutions from M&C Saatchi. In 2019-20 this was for the Department’s international work. In 2020-21 they were awarded a contract for domestic and international projects through an open tender process.

• Event production and delivery, including major world events like Dubai Expo from Bray Leino.