Question follow-through · 20485

Department for Transport: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
18 Dec 2024
Answer
23 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.

  2. 18 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Department has had no spend on media and voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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