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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, 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 for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
30 Jan 2025
Target answer date
3 Feb 2025
Answer
7 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, 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.

  2. 3 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Public relations activity is a subset of communication spend. As such, this data is not held. The Government Communication Service encourages the prioritisation of low and no cost public relations activities wherever possible.It is recommended that all ex...

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