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Department for Transport: Communications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
3 Sept 2024
Answer
9 Sept 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.

  2. 3 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    In the last year (August 2023 to July 2024) the Department spent £6,128,135 on paid communications campaigns. The majority of this spend was for the THINK! campaign, which is a key pillar in the Department’s commitment to improving road safety. THINK! aim...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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