Time spent press activity Mayor Ben Houchen Covid related

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Dear Tees Valley Combined Authority,
Could you please provide an estimate for the number of hours that our Mayor Ben Houchen has spent since March 2019 on Covid related press and communications activity? Including newspaper, radio and tv interviews, creating video and marketing materials, writing and signing off press releases, making statements to the press and any other related activity.

Yours faithfully,
thanks
Kay sandham

TVCA Governance, Tees Valley Combined Authority

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Dear Ms Sandham,

 

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From: Kay sandham <[1][FOI #730920 email]>
Sent: 23 February 2021 16:41
To: TVCA Admin <[2][Tees Valley Combined Authority request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Time spent press activity Mayor
Ben Houchen Covid related

 

Dear Tees Valley Combined Authority,
Could you please provide an estimate for the number of hours that our
Mayor Ben Houchen has spent since March 2019 on Covid related press and
communications activity? Including newspaper, radio and tv interviews,
creating video and marketing materials, writing and signing off press
releases, making statements to the press and any other related activity.

Yours faithfully,
thanks
Kay sandham

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