Question follow-through · 3082
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Communications
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much his Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 30 Aug 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, 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.
11 Sept 2024
Answer published
In financial year 2023/2024 the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) spent a total of £8,316,561.37 on communications. This is inclusive of £3,516,253.54 which are payroll related costs for staff who work in the Communications Directora...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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