Question follow-through · 27767

Northern Ireland Office: Public Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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.

answeredNorthern Ireland Office

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
30 Jan 2025
Target answer date
3 Feb 2025
Answer
6 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 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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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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