Question follow-through · 27757
Department of Health and Social Care: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024; and which firms that funding went to.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 30 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 10 Feb 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Department of Health and Social Care: Information Officers · 11 Feb 2025
- Department of Health and Social Care: Communication · 6 Mar 2025
- Department of Health and Social Care: Civil Servants · 4 Jun 2025
- Department of Health and Social Care: Greater Manchester · 14 Sept 2026
- Health Research Authority: Greater Manchester · 14 Sept 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
30 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024; and which firms that funding went to.
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Feb 2025
Answer published
Figures are available only for the total cost of external public relations support to paid campaigns incurred by the Department for the period 5 July 2024 to 3 February 2025. This cost is £474,763.33. All spend has been through a single contract with Mull...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Department of Health and Social Care: Information Officers
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 27757 on DHSC: cost of external public affairs, how many communications staff work in his Department.
Department of Health and Social Care: Communication
6 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its arm’s length bodies has spent on external communications through (i) Crown Commercial Service agreement RM6125 and (ii) other agreements since 5 July
Department of Health and Social Care: Civil Servants
4 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many permanent civil servants in his Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action team, (b) priority movers list, (c) redeployment reg
Department of Health and Social Care: Greater Manchester
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average percentage attendance rate was of assigned DHSC staff at 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester in the most recent working week for which figures are available as a percentage of assigned
Health Research Authority: Greater Manchester
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average percentage attendance rate was of assigned HRA staff at 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester in the most recent working week for which figures are available as a percentage of assigned s