Question follow-through · 74709
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has spent money on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
3 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has spent money on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Sept 2025
Answer published
No money has been spent by Defra on social media influencers since July 2024.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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