Rupert Lowe MP: written questions 2025
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Treasury: MarketingTreasuryTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62397More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much her Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: No money has been spent by HM Treasury on social media promotions, influencer marketing or online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: MarketingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office combines all Advertising & Publicity costs in its financial reporting system. The information required to delineate between social media promotions, influencer marketing and online advertising is not re...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: MarketingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: MarketingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: MarketingDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: Over the last 12 months, the Department for Transport has spent £830,731.27 on social media advertising and £1,488,420.01 on online advertising through the THINK! Road safety campaign. This has been done to reach and influence the behaviours of our target...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: MarketingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much his Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: MarketingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: MarketingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much his Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: This detail of information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: MarketingDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2025WithdrawnUIN 62389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: MarketingDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend, which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: MarketingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: MarketingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62385More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: MarketingAttorney GeneralTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62384More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how much her Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Answer: Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ConsultantsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62099More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many external consultancy projects have (a) overrun or (b) failed to deliver expected outcomes in each year since 2020.
Answer: From 2022, there have been no consultancy contracts, awarded by the Cabinet Office, that were subject to formal performance action or contract termination due to poor performance. Any informal concerns about the delivery of contract objectives would be ma...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ConsultantsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62098More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average daily rate of pay is for consultants working across Whitehall Departments.
Answer: This information is not held by the Cabinet Office.Pay for consultants is managed by each department individually, as they are accountable for their own consultancy pay details. Average rates may differ due to the type of consultancy and commercial struct...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: ConsultantsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62097More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost of external consultants across Government was in each year since 2019.
Answer: Individual Central Government departments publish expenditure on external consultants in their annual reports and accounts. The Government is committed to stopping all non-essential expenditure on consultants, and reducing the reliance on contingent labou...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62096More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many public sector contracts have been subject to fraud investigations in each year since 2019.
Answer: Information pertaining to the amount of public sector contracts subject to fraud investigations is not held by the Cabinet Office. This information would be held by relevant law enforcement authorities, or specific government departments, that carried out...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: FraudDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value was of fraud detected across NHS procurement systems in each year since 2020.
Answer: The following table shows the value of the procurement fraud detected in the National Health Service in England for each of the last five years:YearProcurement fraud detected2020/21£9,100,0002021/22£9,300,0002022/23£3,200,0002023/24£5,800,0002024/25£3,000...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of freedom of information requests made to her Department have exceeded the statutory deadline in the past year.
Answer: The Home Office’s Freedom of Information (FOI) performance data, including request volumes and timeliness, is published quarterly and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: StressCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62093More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many working days have been lost to stress-related illness in the civil service in each of the past five years.
Answer: Management Information on Average Working Days Lost due to mental ill-health, which includes stress-related illness, is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absence
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62092More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of civil servants work from home for more than 80% of their contracted hours.
Answer: This information is not held centrally. Decisions on terms and conditions of employment, including flexible working arrangements, are made by the employing department. Heads of departments have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff cont...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Protective ClothingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value is of (a) unused and (b) expired PPE stock held by the NHS.
Answer: Data on personal protective equipment (PPE) items held in storage within individual National Health Service trusts is not held centrally. As of 16 June 2025, PPE items with a value of £24,496,465 are being held in storage by NHS Supply Chain for sale to N...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62090More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any procurement contracts over £1 million were awarded without competitive tender in the last two years.
Answer: Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023 above £12,000 inc VAT are p...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: DismissalCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62089More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been dismissed for (a) incompetence and (b) misconduct in each year since 2015.
Answer: Departments have delegated responsibility for decisions relating to dismissal of an employee. Civil Service statistics on the composition of the Civil Service workforce, including data on those leaving the Civil Service due to dismissals, are available on...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
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