Question follow-through · 74314

Scotland Office: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has spent money on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024.

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
4 Sept 2025
Answer
5 Sept 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has spent money on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024.

  2. 4 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Scotland Office has not incurred any costs in relation to promotion through social media influencers since July 2024.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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