Question follow-through · 3074
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Communications
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 30 Aug 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Government develops wide-ranging national and international campaigns which are delivered through tailored communication strategies aimed at reaching target audiences. The total FCDO Communication Directorate's communication campaign activity for FY23...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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