Question follow-through · 62396

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
26 Jun 2025
Answer
3 Jul 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.

  2. 26 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office combines all Advertising & Publicity costs in its financial reporting system. The information required to delineate between social media promotions, influencer marketing and online advertising is not re...

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