Frank Seymour
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Dear Mr Seymour
ATISN 16850 – Request for Information
Information requested
Thank you for your request which I received on 9 November 2022. You asked for:
1. How much money has been spent on advertising with WalesOnline
specifically to promote Business Wales since May 2021?
2. Was it Welsh Government, Business Wales or WalesOnline who made the
decision to feature Vaughan Gethin MS with a red rosette in the Business
Wales piece on the 31 October 2022?
Our response
The information you requested is as follows:
1. How much money has been spent on advertising with WalesOnline
specifically to promote Business Wales since May 2021?
Business Wales – is a comprehensive service that offers business support across a
range of areas including: Start-up, Growth, Export, Innovation and Skills. Each of
these areas would use the Business Wales brand and website to promote the
support available.
WalesOnline spend:
Start-up Campaign
£4000.00
Export Campaign
£7,452.57
Skills
£8500.00
Total
£19,952.57
2. Was it Welsh Government, Business Wales or WalesOnline who made
the decision to feature Vaughan Gethin MS with a red rosette in the
Business Wales piece on the 31 October 2022?
I can confirm this was a decision made by WalesOnline.
Next steps
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can ask for an internal review within 40 working days of the date of this response.
Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Welsh Government’s
Freedom of Information Officer at:
Information Rights Unit,
Welsh Government,
Cathays Park,
Cardiff,
CF10 3NQ
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r Email: Freedom.ofinformation@gov.wales
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Water Lane,
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Cheshire,
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complaint until it has been through our own internal review process.
Yours sincerely
Paul Landricombe
Head of Business Marketing
07792 619139
Welsh Government Offices
Cathays Park
King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ