Question follow-through · 24568

Department of Health and Social Care: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Jan 2025
Target answer date
20 Jan 2025
Answer
4 Feb 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.

  2. 20 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Department spent a total of £1,500, including VAT, on media training for ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024. There was no expenditure on voice training for ministers during this period.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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