PR & Lobbying
Dear High Speed Two (HS2) Limited,
Please provide
1. figures for the total PR and lobbying spend to date
2. A list of all companies employed in either of these capacities
Yours faithfully,
Graeme Amis
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Dear Mr Amis,
Thank you for contacting HS2 Ltd.
We are considering your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We aim to reply as soon as possible and no later than 21 September 2018.
Your reference for this request is FOI18-2086.
Kind regards,
V Roberts | Briefings, Correspondence and FOI Manager | HS2 Ltd
Tel: 08081 434 434 (Freephone number)| [email address]| Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn High Speed Two (HS2) Limited , Two Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6GA | www.gov.uk/hs2
From: Graeme Amis [mailto:[FOI #512631 email]]
Sent: 23 August 2018 12:16
To: HS2Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - PR & Lobbying
Dear High Speed Two (HS2) Limited,
Please provide
1. figures for the total PR and lobbying spend to date 2. A list of all companies employed in either of these capacities
Yours faithfully,
Graeme Amis
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Dear Mr Amis,
Further to my email below, please find attached the response to your information request.
Kind Regards
V Roberts | Briefings, Correspondence and FOI Manager | HS2 Ltd
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Dear HS2Enquiries,
Thank you for your response, but I am confused by your assertion that HS2 Ltd does not spend any money on PR or lobbying.
To clarify, PR is 'the practice of managing the spread of information between an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) and the public.' Further to that, lobbying is defined as 'in a professional capacity, attempting to influence, or advising those who wish to influence, the UK Government, Parliament, the devolved legislatures or administrations, regional or local government or other public bodies on any matter within their competence'
HS2 Ltd engages in both of these practices. Previous FOIs to HS2 have elicited details of figures spent on these actives, for example https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...
In light of this, please can you revisit this request and provide the information asked for.
Yours sincerely,
Graeme Amis
Good morning
Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to FOI.
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Simone Wright |Senior Helpdesk Advisor – | HS2 Ltd
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Birmingham, B4 6GA | [5]www.gov.uk/hs2
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Dear Mr Amis,
We have considered your definitions outlined below as part of our response
to your following information request, reference FOI18-2103 and, as
outlined in this response, I can confirm that HS2 Ltd does not hold any
contracts with firms to undertake lobbying or PR on behalf of HS2 Ltd.
Kind regards
V Roberts | Briefings, Correspondence and FOI Manager | HS2 Ltd
Tel: 08081 434 434 (Freephone number)| [1][email address]|
[2]Facebook | [3]Twitter | [4]LinkedIn
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited , Two Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway,
Birmingham, B4 6GA | [5]www.gov.uk/hs2
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