Time spent press activity Mayor Ben Houghton, non Covid related
Dear Tees Valley Combined Authority,
Could you please provide an estimate for the number of hours that our Mayor Ben Houghton has spent since March 2019 on non-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
Dear Ms Sandham,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref: 24/2021
Thank you for your correspondence received on the 23^rd February 2021.
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Nicola Dean
Nicola Dean | Governance Support Officer
Tees Valley Combined Authority
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From: Kay sandham <[1][FOI #730915 email]>
Sent: 23 February 2021 16:31
To: TVCA Admin <[2][Tees Valley Combined Authority request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Time spent press activity Mayor
Ben Houghton, non Covid related
Dear Tees Valley Combined Authority,
Could you please provide an estimate for the number of hours that our
Mayor Ben Houghton has spent since March 2019 on non-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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Dear Ms Sandham,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref: 24/2021
Thank you for your correspondence received on the 23^rd February 2021.
Your request is being considered under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
Please note: On 16^th March 2020 the Local Government Secretary announced
that as part of the government’s response to the coronavirus statutory
deadlines for Freedom of Information requests have been temporarily
suspended. We will continue to aim to respond to your query within 20
working days, but please be aware that this may not be possible at the
present time.
Note the Act defines a number of exemptions that may prevent release of
the requested information. There will therefore be an assessment of your
request to determine if any exemptions apply to the information requested.
If the information cannot be released, or only released in part, you will
be informed of the reasons why, together with any rights of appeal.
If the information requested refers to a third party, they may be
consulted before deciding whether it can be released.
Yours sincerely
Nicola Dean
Nicola Dean | Governance Support Officer
Tees Valley Combined Authority
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From: Kay sandham <[1][FOI #730915 email]>
Sent: 23 February 2021 16:31
To: TVCA Admin <[2][Tees Valley Combined Authority request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Time spent press activity Mayor
Ben Houghton, non Covid related
Dear Tees Valley Combined Authority,
Could you please provide an estimate for the number of hours that our
Mayor Ben Houghton has spent since March 2019 on non-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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Dear Kay Sandham,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 24/2021
Thank you for your correspondence received on 24^th February, 2021.
In response to your request I can now provide the following information.
You asked:-
Could you please provide an estimate for the number of hours that our
Mayor Ben Houghton has spent since March 2019 on non-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.
Our Response:-
TVCA does not hold this information. It is not possible to estimate the
number of hours that Mayor Ben Houchen has spent since March 2019 on
non-Covid related press and communications activity from the information
that we hold.
If you have any queries or concerns please contact me in the first
instance.
However, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has
been handled, you can submit a complaint by writing to:
Group Chief Executive, Tees Valley Combined Authority, Cavendish House,
Teesdale Business Park, Stockton on Tees, TS17 6QY.
If, after your complaint has been determined, you remain dissatisfied with
the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to
the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113: Website:
[1]www.ico.gov.uk.
The ICO does not make a charge for an appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Sally Henry | Governance Officer
Tees Valley Combined Authority
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From: Kay sandham <[2][FOI #730915 email]>
Sent: 23 February 2021 16:31
To: TVCA Admin <[3][Tees Valley Combined Authority request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Time spent press activity Mayor
Ben Houghton, non Covid related
Dear Tees Valley Combined Authority,
Could you please provide an estimate for the number of hours that our
Mayor Ben Houghton has spent since March 2019 on non-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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[4][FOI #730915 email]
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Dear Kay Sandham,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 23/2021
Thank you for your correspondence received on 24^th February, 2021.
In response to your request I can now provide the following information.
You asked:-
Could you please provide an estimate for the number of hours that our
Mayor Ben Houghton 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.
Our Response:-
TVCA does not hold this information. It is not possible to estimate the
number of hours that Mayor Ben Houchen has spent since March 2019 on Covid
related press and communications activity from the information held by the
authoirty.
If you have any queries or concerns please contact me in the first
instance.
However, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has
been handled, you can submit a complaint by writing to:
Group Chief Executive, Tees Valley Combined Authority, Cavendish House,
Teesdale Business Park, Stockton on Tees, TS17 6QY.
If, after your complaint has been determined, you remain dissatisfied with
the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to
the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113: Website:
[1]www.ico.gov.uk.
The ICO does not make a charge for an appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Sally Henry | Governance Officer
Tees Valley Combined Authority
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From: Kay sandham <[2][FOI #730915 email]>
Sent: 23 February 2021 16:31
To: TVCA Admin <[3][Tees Valley Combined Authority request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Time spent press activity Mayor
Ben Houghton, Covid related
Dear Tees Valley Combined Authority,
Could you please provide an estimate for the number of hours that our
Mayor Ben Houghton 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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