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Question follow-through · 33994

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials in her Department are responsible for the First Draft podcast.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
5 Mar 2025
Answer
5 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials in her Department are responsible for the First Draft podcast.

  2. 5 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The podcast was created and delivered as part of the DCMS Communications Teams' day to day work at no extra cost.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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