Question follow-through · 20491
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 16 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 20 Dec 2024 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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20 Dec 2024
Answer published
Since 5 July 2024, £1848 has been spent by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on media or voice training for junior Ministers.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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