Question follow-through · 44961

Cabinet Office: Information Officers and Marketing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to reduce spending on (a) civil service communications staff, (b) external marketing and (c) external advertising.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
22 Apr 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to reduce spending on (a) civil service communications staff, (b) external marketing and (c) external advertising.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Government regularly evaluates the effectiveness of all communication activities to ensure they are delivering and providing the best value for money for taxpayers. An example of this is the recent comprehensive communications Spending Review that del...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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