Question follow-through · 86470

Northern Ireland Office: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
7 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Northern Ireland Office has spent the following on social media advertising in the last five years: 2024/25 (to date): £02023/24: £02022/23: £29,395.012021/22: £10,500.00 Please note there was no spend on influencer marketing during this period.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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