Question follow-through · 20496
Scotland Office: Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 16 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 19 Dec 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Scotland Office has spent £5,416.25 (excluding VAT) on media training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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